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HISTORY   OF   MACON   LODGE   No.   8 

A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

A  BRIEF  OUTLINE  0/ EARLY  MASONRY 
STATISTICS,  RECORDS  ^n^  TABULATED 

STATEMENTS 


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Written /or  the  Seventy-Fifth  Anniversary  of 
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INTRODUCTION 

On  October  5,  1911,  Macon  Lodge  No.  8  held  an  informal 
meeting  at  the  Lodge  Rooms,  in  celebration  of  the  Seventieth 
Anniversary  of  its  Charter.  At  that  time  it  was  decided  by 
the  Brethren  present  that  the  Lodge  should  commemorate  its 
Seventy-Fifth  Anniversary  in  some  suitable  manner,  and  that 
a  History  of  the  Lodge  would  be  desirable  and  appropriate  for 
the  occasion.  Papers  were  read,  upon  different  subjects  in- 
volving the  efforts  and  accomplishments  of  the  Lodge  and  the 
Brethren,  and  a  Committee  was  appointed  for  the  purpose  of 
looking  through  the  Records  and  Files  of  the  Lodge  and  gath- 
ering material  for  a  History.  However,  little  was  done  by  the 
Committee  in  the  next  four  years,  and  by  the  time  the  Lodge 
found  itself  in  need  of  some  action  in  the  matter  the  original 
Committee  had  become  scattered  and  it  became  necessary  that 
some  other  arrangement  be  made.  Accordingly,  at  a  Meeting 
held  in  December,  1915,  new  Committees  were  appointed,  and 
since  then  the  work  has  progressed. 

It  would  be  needless  to  suggest  that  the  compiling  of  ma- 
terial has  been  difficult.  Almost  all  of  the  Historical  matter 
concerning  the  Lodge  has  been  collected  in  the  last  few  years, 
and  time  has  effaced  much  that  would  be  valuable  now.  In 
1882  a  History  of  the  Lodge  was  written,  but  no  trace  of  it 
can  be  found. 

This  work  is  offered  to  the  Brethren  as  the  best  that  can  be 
done  at  this  time,  and  we  sincerely  hope  that  it  will  be  found 
as  accurate  and  complete  as  could  be  desired.  The  Committee 
has  devoted  much  time  and  effort  to  that  end,  in  order  that  a 
permanent  record  may  find  its  place  in  the  archives  of  the 
Lodge  for  the  benefit  of  present  and  future  Brethren. 

The  Committee 


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Table  of  Contents 


Page 

Introduction  5 

Masonry  in  the  Wilderness 13-14 

The  First  Grand  Lodge  of  Illinois 15-17 

The  Present  Grand  Lodge 18 

Macon  Lodge  Chartered 19-25 

The  Lodge  Instituted 26-30 

Macon  Lodge  Constituted 31-34 

Biographies  of  First  Members 35-52 

A  New  Home 53-65 

In  the  Carter  and  Stapp  Building,  1863  to  1882 66-76 

The  Greatest  Event  in  the  History  of  Macon  Lodge 77-91 

Biographical  Sketches  of  Worshipful  Masters  and  Members  of 
Macon  Lodge  No.  8 93-106 

Lodges  Recommended  by  Macon  Lodge  No.  8 107 

Record  of  Work  and  Business 109-117 

Roster  of  Officers — The  Workers  in  the  Lodge  for  Seventy- 
five  Years 119-131 

Worshipful  Masters,  Senior  and  Junior  Wardens 121-122 

Treasurers  and   Secretaries 123-125 

.    Senior  and  Junior   Deacons 126-127 

Senior  and  Junior  Stewards 128-129 

Tylers    130 

Chaplains   130 

Marshals   131 

Organists   131 

Real    Estate    Transactions 133-137 

Macon  Lodge  Members  in  the  Grand  Lodge 138-139 

Grand  Lodge  Representatives  and  Dues 140-142 

Schools  of  Instruction  and  Occasional  Grand  Lodges  in  which 
Macon    Lodge    has    Participated 143-144 

Roster  of  Public  Officials — Members  of  Macon  Lodge  who  have 
held  Public  Office 145-153 

Public  Schools — Members  of  Macon  Lodge  Active  in  Public 

School  Affairs , 155-161 

Military  Roster — Members  of  Macon  Lodge  who  Served  the 

Nation  in  its  Times  of  Peril 163-172 

Roster  of  Members  to  June  1,  1916 173-213 


List  of  Illustrations 


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Masonic  Temple 10 

First  Illinois  State  House,  Built  in  1792,  where  First  Masonic 

Lodge  in  Illinois  was  Instituted,  December  14,  1805 13 

Shadrack  Bond,   First  Grand  Master  and   First  Governor  of 

Illinois   14 

Abraham  Jones,  elected  Grand  Master  1840 18 

House  on  East  Wood  Street,  where  Macon  Lodge  U.  D.,  Held 
its  First  Meeting,  July  17,  1841,  with  Floor  Plan  of  Second 

Floor    24 

Receipt  for  Macon  Lodge  Charter  Fee 30 

Receipt   for  Five   Dollars  and  Three   Dollars  to  the  Charity 

Fund   30 

Receipt  for  Printing  First  By-Laws  of  Macon  Lodge 30 

Receipt  for  Twenty-five  Dollars  Appropriated  for  Silver  Lodge 

Jewels  30 

Subscription  List  for  First  Masonic  Temple 34 

Jerome  Rinaldo  Gorin 51 

Report  of  Building  Committee 52 

Views  of  the  First  Masonic  Temple 53 

Carter  and   Stapp   Buildings 66 

Floor  Plan  of  Rooms  Occupied  by  Macon  Lodge  No.  8  in  Carter 

and  Stapp  Buildings,  1863  to  1882 68 

Decatur    in    1869 70 

Decatur  in  1879 72 

Laying  the  Corner  Stone 11 

Macon  Lodge  Rooms,  1914 90 

Worshipful  Masters  of  Macon  Lodge  No.  8 92 

George  Wilbur  Bright 98 

Plat  of  Allen,  McReynolds  &  Co.'s  Addition,  Showing  Property 

in  which  Macon  Lodge  has  had  an  Interest 134 

Col.  Isaac  C.  Pugh,  Maj.  W.  C.  B.  Gillespie,  and  Col.  Pugh's 

Son   164 


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Built  in  1792,  Where  First  Masonic  Lodge  in  Illinois 
Was  Instituted  December  14,  1805 


MASONRY  IN  THE  WILDERNESS 

Pennsylvania  Authorizes  the  First  Lodge  in  Illinois 

On  May  7,  1804,  Bro.  James  Edgar  of  Kaskaskia  wrote  a 
letter  to  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsylvania  asking  for  a  Dis- 
pensation to  hold  a  Lodge  of  Masons  at  Kaskaskia,  in  Indiana 
Territory.  Kaskaskia  was  a  thriving  village  situated  near  the 
mouth  of  the  Okaw,  now  Kaskaskia  River,  away  back  in  the 
aboriginal  ages,  belonging  to  a  confederacy  of  five  tribes  of 
American  Indians,  the  Kaskaskias,  the  Cahokias,  the  Tamar- 
oas,  the  Peorias,  and  the  Mitchigammies.  As  early  as  1710  it 
had  three  mills  for  grinding  corn,  and  in  1765  it  contained 
sixty-five  white  families.  In  1771  it  had  eighty  houses,  with 
a  population  of  500  whites  and  500  negroes.  In  1809  it  be- 
came the  capital  of  Illinois  Territory.  It  was  the  capital  of 
the  State  of  Illinois  from  1818  to  1821,  and  was  County  Seat 
of  Randolph  County  until  1847.  For  over  half  a  century  it 
was  the  metropolis  of  the  Mississippi  Valley,  and  the  centre 
of  commerce  in  the  great  Northwest  Territory,  The  great 
overflow  of  the  waters  of  the  Mississippi  in  1844  began  the 
undermining  of  Kaskaskia,  and  continued  until  the  whole  site 
of  the  town  was  swept  away.  On  January  1,  1902,  by  order 
of  the  Postmaster  General,  Kaskaskia  was  stricken  from  the 
Postal  Map  of  the  United  States. 

Bro.  Israel  Israel,  R.  W.  Grand  Master  of  Pennsylvania, 
issued  his  Dispensation  on  September  24,  1805,  to  Western 
Star  Lodge  at  Kaskaskia,  Indiana  Territory,  and  on  June 
2,  1806,  a  Warrant  was  issued  to  Robert  Robinson  author- 
izing him,  as  a  Past  Master,  to  constitute  the  Lodge.  Illinois 
was  then  a  part  of  Indiana,  but  was  known  as  the  Illinois  coun- 
try. On  February  3,  1806,  the  first  candidate  was  Raised  by 
Western  Star  Lodge  U.  D.     On  September  13,  1807,  West- 


14  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

ern  Star  Lodge  No.  107  was  duly  constituted,  and  thus  was 
born  the  first  Masonic  Lodge  in  a  vast  territory  comprising 
the  States  of  Illinois  and  Wisconsin,  and  part  of  Minnesota. 

Other  Lodges  Chartered 

No  other  Lodge  was  authorized  in  what  is  now  the  State 
of  Illinois  until  1815.  On  August  28  of  that  year  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  Kentucky  granted  a  Charter  to  Lawrence  Lodge  at 
Shawneetown.  On  October  6,  1819,  the  Grand  Lodge  of 
Tennessee  chartered  Libanus  Lodge  at  Edwardsville.  On 
June  20,  1820,  the  Grand  Master  of  Tennessee  issued  his 
Dispensation  to  Temple  Lodge  at  Belleville,  St.  Clair  County, 
but  this  Dispensation  M^as  surrendered  the  next  year.  On 
October  3,  1822,  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Missouri  chartered 
Olive  Branch  Lodge  No.  5;  on  October  8,  1822,  the  same 
Grand  Lodge  chartered  Vandalia  Lodge  No.  8,  at  Vandalia, 
and  Eden  Lodge  No.  11  at  Covington.  On  October  9,  1822, 
the  same  Grand  Lodge  chartered  Sangamon  Lodge  No.  9  at 
Springfield,  and  on  October  24,  1822,  the  same  Grand  Lodge 
chartered  Union  Lodge  No.  10  at  Jonesboro.  On  March  12, 
1822,  the  Grand  Master  of  Indiana  issued  his  Dispensation  to 
Albion  Lodge  No.  9  at  Albion. 

These  are  the  only  Lodges  which  existed  in  Illinois  up  to 
that  time,  the  dates  and  sources  of  whose  Charters  or  Dispen- 
sations are  known.  Owing  allegiance  to  their  several  Grand 
Lodges,  they  found  it  so  highly  inconvenient  as  to  become  al- 
most impossible  to  attend  Grand  Lodge  sessions,  or  even  to 
maintain  communication  with  the  distant  Grand  Lodges. 
They  were  left  largely  upon  their  own  resources  in  the  mat- 
ter of  government  and  work. 


Shadrack  Bond 
First  Grand  Master  and  First  Governor  of  Illinois 


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THE  FIRST  GRAND  LODGE  OF  ILLINOIS 
Organized  at  Vandalia  in  1823 

On  December  9,  1822,  delegates  from  the  following  Lodges 
met  at  Vandalia  for  the  purpose  of  organizing  a  Grand  Lodge 
of  Illinois,  adopted  a  Constitution,  and  sent  it  to  the  constituent 
Lodges  for  their  consideration: — 

Libanus  Lodge  No.  29 ;  Western  Star  Lodge  No.  107 ;  Olive 
Branch  Lodge  No.  5;  Albion  Lodge  No.  9;  Eden  Lodge  No. 
11;  Union  Lodge  No.  10;  Vandalia  Lodge  No.  8;  and  Law- 
rence Lodge  No.  34.  On  December  1,  1823,  the  constituent 
lodges  having  reported  favorably,  representatives  of  these 
eight  Lodges  met  at  the  State  House  in  Vandalia  and  organ- 
ized the  Grand  Lodge,  electing  Shadrach  Bond,  W.  M.  of 
Western  Star  Lodge  No.  107,  who  received  his  Degrees  in 
Temple  Lodge  No.  26  at  Reister's  Town,  Baltimore  County, 
Maryland,  and  was  the  first  Governor  of  the  State  of  Illinois, 
as  the  first  Grand  Master.  He  was  installed  by  the  Deputy 
Grand  Master  of  Missouri.  Thus  M.  W.  Bro.  Bond  enjoyed 
the  distinction  and  undertook  the  cares  of  Governor  of  a  great 
State,  and  Grand  Master  of  a  Great  Fraternity. 

Illinois  Charters  Issued 

The  Grand  Lodge  of  Illinois  chartered  Palestine  Lodge  on 
December  4,  1824.  As  a  matter  of  courtesy  between  Grand 
Lodges,  it  was  understood  that  none  of  the  old  Lodges  were 
to  receive  new  Charters  from  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Illinois, 
until  they  had  squared  themselves  with  their  own  Grand 
Lodges  and  received  permission  to  submit  to  Illinois  authority. 
Therefore,  when  Union  and  Vandalia  Lodges  paid  up  all  their 
dues  to  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Missouri,  they  received  new 
Charters  from  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Illinois  as  Union  Lodge 


l6  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

No.  6  and  Vandalia  Lodge  No.  5.  Frontier  Lodge  No.  13  and 
Illion  Lodge  No.  12  also  received  Illinois  Charters.  Strangers 
Union  Lodge  No.  14  at  Galena  received  a  Charter  in  1827, 
which  was  the  last  year  of  the  First  Grand  Lodge  of  Illinois. 
With  the  expiration  of  the  Grand  Lodge  in  1827,  nearly  every 
constituent  Lodge  in  the  State  passed  away.  Western  Star 
Lodge  held  a  meeting  on  February  7,  1829,  and  Strangers 
Union  Lodge  No.  14  continued  its  work  until  June  11,  1829, 
which  are  the  dates  of  the  last  meetings  of  any  Illinois  Lodges 
at  that  time. 

The  Dark  Period 

The  period  following  has  been  called  the  dark  period  for 
Masonry,  not  only  in  Illinois,  but  throughout  the  United  States. 
It  was  the  time  of  the  Anti-Masonic  wave,  which  began  in 
1826,  culminated  in  1840,  and  died  out  in  1845.  Difficulty 
arose  over  a  citizen  by  the  name  of  Morgan,  reputed  to  be  a 
hard  drinker,  and  a  man  of  unreHable  character,  who  disap- 
peared from  the  community  where  he  resided  at  Batavia,  N. 
Y.,  and  could  not  afterwards  be  found.  Stories  were  circu- 
lated to  the  effect  that  he  had  threatened  to  divulge  the  secrets 
of  Masonry,  and  that  in  order  to  forestall  him  certain  brethren, 
with  the  approval  of  the  Fraternity,  had  spirited  him  away. 
Feeling  ran  high  for  a  time.  In  some  places  men  were  despised 
for  being  Masons.  Politicians  seized  the  opportunity,  and 
brought  the  question  of  Masonry  into  their  campaigns,  until  it 
became  an  issue  at  elections,  and  the  object  of  legislation. 
None  but  the  most  staunch  Lodges  survived  its  eflfect.  Lodges 
were  not  usually  strong,  their  members  did  not  have  ready 
money,  and  many  Degrees  had  been  conferred  on  credit. 
Many  members  still  owed  for  their  Degrees,  and  abandoned 
their  Lodges.  In  some  of  the  Eastern  States  brethren  of 
Lodges  became  scattered,  and  never  came  together  again.  We 
append  here  a  table  of  the  Lodges  in  Illinois  which  passed  away 
with  the  First  Grand  Lodge: — 


FIRST  GRAND  LODGE  OF  ILLINOIS 


17 


Lights  Extinguished  in  1827 


Warrant 

111. 

No. 

Name. 

No. 

Date. 

Location. 

Grand  Lodge. 

1 

The  Western  Star 

107 

1805 

Kaskaskia 

Pennsylvania 

2 

Lawrence 

34 

1815 

Shawneetown 

Kentucky 

3 

Libanus 

29 

1819 

Edwardsville 

Tennessee 

4 

Olive   Branch 

5 

1821 

Upper  Alton 

Missouri 

S 

Vandalia 

8 

1822 

Vandalia 

Missouri 

6 

Union 

10 

1822 

Jonesboro 

Missouri 

7 

Eden 

11 

1822 

Covington 

Missouri 

g 

Hiram 
Albion 

•  •  • 

9 

1822 
1822 

Brownsville 
Albion 

9 

Indiana 

10 

Palestine 

10 

1824 

Palestine 

Illinois 

11 

Green 

11 

1824 

Carrollton 

Illinois 

12 

IlHon. 

12 

1825 

Carlyle 

Illinois 

13 

Frontier 

13 

1825 

Lewiston 

Illinois 

14 

Strangers  Union 

14 

1826 

Fevre  River 

Illinois 

15 

La  Fayette 

IS 

1826 

Atlas,  Pike  Co. 

Illinois 

16 

Cincinnatus 

16 

1827 

Shawneetown 

Illinois 

Not 

Aff. 

Temple 

35 

1820 

Belleville 

Tennessee 

Not  Aflf. 

Sangamon 

9 

1822 

Springfield 

Missouri 

Western  Star  Lodge  No.  107  held  a  Pennsylvania  Charter 
until  1827,  when  it  received  an  Illinois  Charter  just  before  the 
end  of  the  First  Grand  Lodge.  It  was  the  first  Lodge  repre- 
sented at  the  organization  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  continued 
to  be  represented  therein,  although  it  made  returns  and  paid 
dues  to  Pennsylvania.  It  is  referred  to  as  No.  1  in  this  State, 
because  it  was  the  first  Lodge  which  had  part  in  the  Grand 
Lodge  affairs,  but  it  passed  from  existence  without  ever  having 
a  number  in  Illinois. 


Masonry  Not  Suppressed 

Missouri  and  Kentucky  kept  the  flame  alive  by  issuing 
Charters  or  Dispensations  to  the  following  Illinois  Lodges 
during  the  period  between  1827  and  1840,  notwithstanding  the 
Anti-Masonic  campaign : — 


No. 

Name. 

Date. 

97 

Bodley 

1836 

•  •  • 

Franklin 

1837 

102 

Equality 

1837 

24 

Harmony 

1838 

26 

Springfield 

1839 

«  •  • 

Temperance 

1839 

29 

Far  West 

1839 

20 

Columbus  U.  D. 

1839 

114 

Ottawa 

1840 

• .  • 

Friendship  U.  D. 

1840 

.  • . 

Mt.   Moriah 

1840 

. .  • 

Clinton 

1840 

Location 
Quincy 
Alton 
Equality 
Jacksonville 
Springfield 
Vandalia 
Galena 
Columbus 
Ottawa 
Dixon 
Hillsboro 
Carlisle 


Grand  Lodge. 

Kentucky 

Missouri 

Kentucky 

Missouri 

Missouri 

Missouri 

Missouri 

Missouri 

Kentucky 

Kentucky 

Missouri 

Missouri 


l8  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


THE  PRESENT  GRAND  LODGE 
Organized  at  Jacksonville  in  1840 

At  a  meeting  of  delegates  from  several  Lodges  in  Illinois, 
held  in  Masonic  Hall  in  Jacksonville  on  January  20,  1840, 
it  was  resolved  to  ask  the  co-operation  and  assistance  of  the 
Lodges  in  the  State,  for  the  purpose  of  organizing  another 
Grand  Lodge.  On  April  6,  1840,  they  met  at  the  same  place, 
representatives  being  present  from  Springfield  No.  26,  Bodley 
No.  97  (29  in  G.  L.  Proc),  Columbus  No.  20,  Equality  No. 
102  by  proxy.  Far  West  No.  29,  and  Harmony  No.  24,  and  or- 
ganized THE  GRAND  LODGE  OF  ILLINOIS.  A  consti- 
tution and  by-laws  were  adopted,  and  election  of  officers  was 
held.  On  April  28,  1840,  a  convocation  of  Past  Masters  was 
declared,  and  Bro.  Abraham  Jonas  of  Columbus  Lodge  No. 
20,  Grand  Master  elect,  was  installed  by  proxy,  and  the  Grand 
Honors  accorded  him  in  regular  form.  The  next  day  Char- 
ters were  granted  to  Bodley  Lodge  No.  1  at  Quincy,  Equality 
Lodge  No.  2  at  Equality,  Harmony  Lodge  No.  3  at  Jackson- 
ville, Springfield  Lodge  No.  4  at  Springfield,  Far  West  Lodge 
No.  5  at  Galena,  and  Columbus  Lodge  No.  6  at  Columbus. 
The  Grand  Lodge  again  met  on  October  20,  1840,  and  after 
transacting  some  business  was  closed  until  the  next  meeting. 


Abraham  Jones 
Elected  Grand  Master,  1840 


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MACON  LODGE  CHARTERED 

The  Committee  on  Returns  and  Work  Divided 

At  the  Grand  Annual  Communication  of  October  4,  1841, 
representatives  were  present  from  Bodley  Lodge  No.  1,  Har- 
mony Lodge  No.  3,  Springfield  Lodge  No.  4,  Columbus  Lodge 
No.  6,  and  Macon  Lodge  U.  D.  Petitions  from  Juliet  Lodge 
and  from  Friendship  Lodge  at  Dixon  were  received,  praying 
for  Charters,  the  returns  from  Macon  Lodge  were  presented, 
some  further  business  was  disposed  of,  and  the  Grand  Lodge 
was  called  from  labor  until  the  next  day.  Bro.  George  A. 
Patterson,  W.  M.  of  Macon  Lodge,  was  present  for  the  pur- 
pose of  presenting  a  Petition  from  Macon  Lodge  praying  for 
a  Charter.  He  was  appointed  Grand  Chaplain  for  the  oc- 
casion, in  the  absence  of  the  regular  Grand  Chaplain,  and 
was  a  member  of  the  Committee  to  examine  visitors.  On 
the  morning  of  Tuesday,  October  5,  1841,  the  Committee  on 
Returns  and  Work  made  its  report.  This  Committee  was 
composed  of  Bro.  H.  Dills,  Junior  Deacon  of  Bodley  Lodge 
No.  1  and  Junior  Grand  Warden;  Matthew  Stacy,  Senior 
Warden  of  Harmony  Lodge  No.  3;  and  James  Shephard  of 
Springfield  Lodge  No.  4.  Upon  inspection  of  the  returns  and 
work,  the  Committee  made  two  reports;  a  majority  report 
by  Brethren  Dills  and  Stacy,  and  a  minority  report  by  Bro. 
Shephard. 

An  Adverse  Report 

The  majority  reported, 

"That  they  have  examined  the  returns  of  the  following 
Lodges,  viz : 

"Nos.  1,  3,  4,  and  6,  and  find  the  work  and  returns  of  Nos. 
1,  3,  and  6  to  be  correct,  and  in  accordance  with  the  ancient 
usages   of    Masonry.     The    returns    from    Springfield    Lodge 


20  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

No.  4,  the  majority  of  the  Committee  think  to  be  incorrect,  in 
not  showing  the  date  of  the  reception  of  petitions,  for  initia- 
tions, passing,  and  raising  of  candidates,  as  laid  down  in  the 
form  of  returns  to  be  observed  by  subordinate  lodges.  Your 
Committee  had  before  them  the  records  of  said  Lodge  No.  4, 
and  find,  that  said  Lodge  has,  in  several  instances,  received 
the  petition  and  initiated  the  candidate  on  the  same  evening; 
and  also  have  passed  and  raised  candidates  at  the  same  sitting 
of  the  Lodge, — which  course  of  work,  the  majority  of  your 
Committee  believe  to  be  in  violation  of  the  spirit  of  Masonry. 

"The  majority  of  your  Committee  would  further  report, 
that  they  have  examined  the  returns  and  work  of  Macon 
Lodge,  and  report  that  said  Lodge,  in  receiving  petitions  and 
initiation  of  candidates,  have  fallen  into  the  same  error  as 
the  Springfield  Lodge  No.  4.  Your  Committee  would  recom- 
mend that  said  Lodge  have  its  Dispensation  continued  for 
one  year.  Your  Committee  would  further  recommend  that 
Macon  Lodge  pay  to  this  Grand  Lodge  the  sum  of  five 
dollars,  agreeably  to  the  By-Laws  of  this  Grand  Lodge,  and 
also  a  charity  fund  of  three  dollars." 

The  Committee  then  proceeded  with  some  other  recom- 
mendations, among  them  one  to  instruct  all  subordinate 
lodges  not  to  act  on  a  petition  until  it  had  laid  over  from  one 
"stated  meeting"  until  the  next  regular  "stated  meeting." 

The  Minority  Report 

Bro.  Shephard  submitted  a  minority  report,  as  follows: 
"The  minority  of  the  Committee  appointed  to  examine  the 
returns  and  work  of  the  Subordinate  Lodges,  beg  leave  to 
report  that  we  are  under  the  necessity  of  differing  with  the 
majority  of  your  Committee.  First  as  it  regards  the  work 
of  Springfield  Lodge  No.  4,  and  are  not  prepared  to  make 
a  difference  of  opinion  as  a  Lodge  (as  it  regards  the  receiv- 
ing of  members  of  which  the  Lodge  should  be  the  judge)  a 
violation  of  the  spirit  of  Masonry,  and  therefore  beg  leave 
to  differ  in  opinion  with  the  majority  of  your  Committee  on 
this  point. 


MACON  LODGE  CHARTERED  21 

"Second,  the  minority  beg  leave  to  differ  also,  with  the 
majority  of  the  Committee  in  their  report  on  the  Macon 
Lodge  and  would  recommend  that  they  be  granted  a  Charter 
by  this  Grand  Lodge. 

"The  minority  are  prepared  to  agree  with  the  majority  of 
the  Committee  on  the  other  matter  in  their  report. 

"All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted  by, 

"James  Shephard." 

Action  Deferred 

These  reports  were  laid  over  until  2  o'clock.  The  Grand 
Lodge  then  formed  in  procession  and  marched  to  "Rev.  Mr. 
Todd's"  church,  where  an  oration  was  delivered  by  Bro. 
James  McDougall,  in  the  absence  of  the  regular  Grand  Orator, 
Stephen  A.  Douglas,  after  which  the  procession  returned  to 
the  Grand  Hall.  The  Committee  on  Petitions  and  Grievances 
then  recommended  that  a  Charter  be  granted  to  Friendship 
Lodge  at  Dixon,  in  Lee  County,  agreeably  to  their  request, 
and  that  a  Charter  be  granted  to  Juliet  Lodge  as  soon  as  they 
comply  with  the  By-Laws,  which  recommendations  were 
concurred  in  by  the  Grand  Lodge.  Election  of  officers  was 
then  held,  resulting  in  the  reelection  of  Bro.  Abraham  Jonas 
as  Grand  Master.  Whereupon  the  Grand  Lodge  was  called 
from  labor  to  refreshment  until  2  o'clock. 

The  Charter  Granted 

When  the  Grand  Lodge  reconvened  at  2  o'clock,  a  con- 
vocation of  Past  Masters  was  declared,  and  the  Grand  Lodge 
officers  were  installed  and  congratulated  by  the  brethren. 
The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Returns  and  Work  then  de- 
manded attention,  and  the  Grand  Lodge  went  into  a  Com- 
mittee of  the  Whole  with  Bro.  J.  T.  Jones  of  Equality  Lodge 
No.  2  as  Chairman.  After  a  period  of  discussion,  the  Com- 
mittee arose  and  reported  to  the  Grand  Lodge.  Bro.  J.  T. 
Jones,  chairman  of  the  Committee  of  the  Whole,  was  a  Past 
Master  of  Equality  Lodge  No.  2,  and  had  presided  over  the 
first  meeting  of  Lodges  which  resulted  in  the  organization  of 


22  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

our  Grand  Lodge.  When  he  made  the  report  to  the  Grand 
Lodge,  in  the  form  of  a  resolution,  it  was  promptly  adopted, 
viz: 

"That  from  the  explanation  made  by  Bro.  Patterson,  that 
the  irregularity  in  the  work  of  Macon  Lodge,  referred  to 
by  the  Committee  on  that  subject,  be  overlooked,  and  that  a 
Charter  be  granted  to  that  Lodge." 

Thus  it  appears  that  Friendship  Lodge  No.  7  at  Dixon 
was  granted  a  Charter  in  the  morning,  and  Macon  Lodge  No. 
8  in  the  afternoon,  of  the  same  day.  If  Juliet  Lodge  had 
complied  with  the  By-Laws,  before  presenting  its  Petition  for 
a  Charter,  it  might  have  been  No.  8,  but  was  chartered  at  a 
later  session  of  the  Grand  Lodge  as  No.  10.  The  report  of 
the  Grand  Secretary,  presented  the  same  afternoon,  shows  an 
item  of  $10.00  from  Dixon  Lodge  for  a  Charter,  and  the  $8.00 
mentioned  in  the  recommendation  of  the  Committee  on  Re- 
turns and  Work  to  be  paid  by  Macon  Lodge. 

Three  Lodges  Numbered  8 

So  far  as  Masonic  History  affords  enlightenment,  there 
have  been  three  No.  8  Lodges  in  Illinois,  namely,  Vandalia  No. 
8,  chartered  October  8,  1822,  by  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Missouri ; 
Hiram  No.  8,  chartered  in  1822  by  some  Grand  Lodge  not 
certainly  known;  and  Macon  No.  8,  chartered  October  5,  1841, 
by  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Illinois.  Vandalia  Lodge  No.  8  re- 
ceived its  number  with  its  Charter,  from  the  Grand  Lodge 
of  Missouri,  although  it  was  No.  5  under  Illinois  authority. 
It  passed  from  existence  with  the  first  Grand  Lodge  of  Illi- 
nois. Hiram  No.  8  was  located  at  Brownsville,  being  char- 
tered in  1822  possibly  by  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Kentucky.  It 
was  the  eighth  Lodge  which  participated  in  the  sessions  of  the 
first  Grand  Lodge  of  Illinois.  Hiram  Lodge  may  have  re- 
ceived an  Illinois  Charter  in  1823,  but  no  record  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  proceedings  for  that  year  can  be  found.  It  expired  in 
1827  with  the  other  Illinois  Lodges. 


macon  lodge  chartered  23 

Our  Numerical  Position 

Macon  Lodge  No.  8  is  sometimes  spoken  of  as  the  first 
Lodge  chartered  by  the  present  Grand  Lodge  of  Illinois.  This 
must  be  properly  understood,  because  there  were  several 
Charters  issued  ahead  of  the  Macon  Lodge  Charter,  as  would 
be  supposed  from  the  number.  Numbers  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  and 
6  were  chartered  on  April  29,  1840.  On  Tuesday,  October 
27,  1840,  the  brethren  at  Peoria  petitioned  for  a  Dispensation 
to  hold  a  Lodge,  which  was  refused  because  they  had  not 
complied  with  the  By-Laws.  At  the  time  the  Grand  Lodge 
was  organized,  the  first  six  Lodges  were  in  existence,  and 
formed  the  body  which  resolved  itself  into  the  Grand  Lodge. 
After  organizing,  they  voted  Charters  to  each  other.  Friend- 
ship Lodge  U.  D.  was  located  at  Dixon,  and  held  a  Dispen- 
sation from  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Kentucky,  which  it  surren- 
dered to  that  Grand  Lodge  when  it  petitioned  the  Grand  Lodge 
of  Illinois  for  a  Charter.  Macon  Lodge,  however,  had  in 
the  meantime  received  its  Dispensation  from  the  Grand 
Master,  and  was  really  the  seventh  Illinois  Lodge.  Macon 
Lodge  had  its  representative  present  at  the  Grand  Lodge  session 
of  October  4,  1841,  while  the  record  fails  to  show  any  repre- 
sentative from  Friendship  Lodge  at  that  session.  The  Grand 
Lodge  Proceedings  for  1841  show  that  the  Petition  of 
Friendship  Lodge  for  a  Charter  was  presented  at  the  same 
time  that  the  returns  from  Macon  Lodge  U.  D.  were  presented, 
but  owing  to  the  difference  of  opinion  among  the  members 
of  the  Committee  on  Returns  and  Work,  when  the  report  was 
made  to  the  Grand  Lodge  the  next  morning,  a  Charter  was 
granted  to  Friendship  Lodge,  but  the  Charter  of  Macon  Lodge 
was  not  granted  until  the  afternoon  of  the  same  day.  Hence, 
Friendship  Lodge  was  the  seventh  Lodge  to  be  voted  a  Charter 
by  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Illinois,  but  Macon  Lodge  claims  the 
distinction  of  being  the  first  Lodge  which  came  into  existence 
and  grew  up  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  present  Grand  Lodge 
of  the  State  of  Illinois. 


24  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

Although  the  Charter  of  Friendship  Lodge  was  granted 
ahead  of  the  Charter  of  Macon  Lodge,  that  of  Macon  Lodge 
was  issued  ahead  of  the  Charter  of  Friendship  Lodge.  The 
Charter  of  Macon  Lodge  No.  8  bears  date  October  5,  1841 ; 
while  the  Charter  of  Friendship  Lodge  at  Dixon  bears  date 
October  6,  1841,  and  was  made  out  as  Friendship  Lodge  No. 
8  and  later  changed  to  7. 

Charter  Members 

When  Macon  Lodge  received  its  Charter,  it  was  composed 
as  follows: 

George  A.  Patterson,  W.  M. ;  Joseph  King,  S.  W. ;  William 
Laforge,  J.  W ;  Henry  Prather,  Treas.  and  Sec. ;  Elijah  League, 
S.  D. ;  Leonard  Ashton,  J.  D. ;  James  Ashton,  Steward  and 
Tyler. 

Master  Masons 
Warner  W.  Oglesby,  Henry  Hummell,  and  Joel  Seth  Post. 

Entered  Apprentices 
John  P.  Tinbrook  and  Andrew  S.  Williams. 

In  the  Next  Grand  Lodge 

On  October  3,  1842,  Macon  Lodge  No.  8  was  regularly  rep- 
resented in  the  Grand  Lodge  by  Henry  Prather  and  Joel  S. 
Post,  the  latter  being  Junior  Grand  Deacon.  Bro.  Prather  was 
appointed  Junior  Grand  Deacon  and  a  member  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Returns  and  Work,  and  Bro.  Post  was  appointed 
a  member  of  the  Committee  on  Petitions  and  Grievances. 
During  this  Communication  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  the  next 
Masonic  Lodge,  Rushville  No.  9  at  Rushville,  was  granted  a 
Charter.  A  resolution  to  refund  to  Macon  Lodge  No.  8  its 
Grand  Lodge  dues  for  the  year  was  voted  on  and  lost.  No 
reason  appears  for  such  a  resolution,  unless  it  was  that  Macon 
Lodge  had  undertaken  the  building  of  a  Masonic  Hall  at  the 
comer  of  Water  and  North  Park  streets,  the  cornerstone  of 
which  was  laid  in  June,  1842. 


House  on  East  Wood  Street  Where  Macon  Lodge,  U.  D.,  Held  Its 
First  Meeting,  July  17,  1841,  with  floor  plan  of  second  floor. 


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MACON  LODGE  CHARTERED  2$ 

The  Grand  Lodge  of  Missouri  chartered  some  Lodges  in 
Illinois  as  late  as  1845,  but  eventually  all  the  Lodges  in  the 
State  returned  their  Charters  held  from  other  jurisdictions, 
and  received  new  ones  from  our  own  Grand  Lodge.  In  1855 
the  Grand  Lodge  of  Illinois  was  incorporated. 

The  Sixth  Lodge 
None  of  the  Lodges  which  participated  in  the  first  Grand 
Lodge  are  in  existence,  but  four  of  those  which  assisted  in  the 
organization  of  the  present  Grand  Lodge  are  alive  and  thriving, 
namely,  Bodley  No.  1  at  Quincy ;  Equality  No.  2  at  Equality ; 
Harmony  No.  3  at  Jacksonville;  and  Springfield  No.  4  at 
Springfield.  The  Charter  of  Far  West  Lodge  No.  5  at  Galena 
was  never  issued,  and  Columbus  Lodge  No.  6  became  defunct 
and  surrendered  up  its  Charter  in  1845.  Macon  Lodge,  there- 
fore, is  the  sixth  Illinois  Lodge  now  in  existence. 

Named  After  Macon  County 
Macon  Lodge  undoubtedly  was  so  named  because  it  was 
situated  in  Macon  County.  At  the  time  the  Lodge  was 
organized,  this  county  was  much  larger  in  area  than  it  now  is, 
and  as  Macon  Lodge  for  a  long  time  had  jurisdiction  all  over 
the  County,  it  was  thought  best  to  name  it  the  same  as  the 
County. 

Grand  Lodge  Jurisdiction 

In  the  early  days  it  was  conceded  that  a  Lodge  could  hold 
its  Charter  under  any  regular  Grand  Lodge.  The  Grand 
Lodge  of  Missouri  and  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Pennsylvania  had 
Chartered  Lodges  under  their  jurisdiction  in  this  State  for 
some  years  after  the  organization  of  our  Grand  Lodge,  and 
the  Grand  Lodge  of  Missouri  maintained  a  District  Deputy 
Grand  Master  in  Illinois  until  1846.  It  was  not  until  1846, 
long  after  it  had  been  voted  a  Charter  by  the  Grand  Lodge  of 
Illinois,  that  Far  West  Lodge  No.  29  of  Galena  returned  its 
Charter  to  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Missouri,  and  Galena  Lodge 
U.  D.,  at  Galena  as  well  as  Kavanaugh  Lodge  U.  D.,  in  Jo 
Davies  County,  returned  their  Dispensations  to  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  Wisconsin. 


THE  LODGE  INSTITUTED 
July  17,  1841,  in  a  Frame  House 

The  History  of  Macon  Lodge  No.  8  begins  in  a  two-story 
frame  house,  which  stood  on  the  north  side  of  East  Wood 
Street,  the  second  lot  west  of  Franklin  Street,  and  was  the 
property  of  Jacob  Spangler.  The  Lodge  met  there  just  about 
one  year,  but  the  size  and  arrangement  not  being  adapted  to 
a  growing  institution,  in  July  or  August  1842,  it  became  im- 
perative to  move.  Jacob  Spangler  built  the  house  for  him- 
self and  his  intended  bride,  but  she  died  before  they  moved 
into  it,  and  Macon  Lodge  became  the  tenant.  It  was  a  well 
built  house,  containing  four  large  rooms,  two  on  the  first  and 
two  on  the  second  floor,  each  sixteen  by  fourteen  feet  in 
dimensions.  Jacob  Spangler's  father  operated  a  saw  mill  on 
the  bank  of  the  Sangamon  River,  near  where  the  Spangler 
bridge  is.  The  house  was  thirty-two  feet  long,  facing  South, 
and  sixteen  feet  wide.  A  hall  four  feet  wide  extended  through 
the  centre,  north  and  south,  with  a  stairway  from  the  front 
door  to  the  second  floor  landing.  A  door  opening  upon  this 
landing  admitted  the  members  to  the  Lodge  Room,  which  was 
the  West  Room  on  the  second  floor.  A  door  to  the  right 
admitted  to  the  opposite  room.  Light  was  admitted  through 
double  sash  windows,  two  in  front  and  two  at  the  end  of  each 
room,  each  sash  containing  nine  panes  of  glass.  The  north 
wall  of  the  house  contained  no  windows.  The  outside  was 
weatherboarded,  and  the  roof  shingled.  Each  room  boasted  a 
brick  chimney,  running  up  the  north  wall  in  the  corners  near 
the  doors.  The  only  other  structures  in  the  neighborhood  at 
the  time  were  the  frame  house  on  the  high  lot  at  the  southeast 
corner  of  Franklin  and  Wood  Streets,  and  the  Christian  Church 
at  the  northeast  corner  of  Water  and  Wood  Streets.  Hosea 
J.  Armstrong,  of  Macon  Lodge,  occupied  the  house  as  a  resi- 


THE  LODGE  INSTITUTED  2^ 

dence  after  the  Lodge  moved  from  it.  Many  of  our  brethren 
at  this  time  should  remember  this  house,  as  it  was  not  torn 
down  until  about  1900. 

The  First  Record 

The  first  Minutes  of  the  new  Lodge  are  not  complete,  still 
we  must  rejoice  that  we  have  some  Records.  They  were  writ- 
ten on  loose  sheets,  and  afterwards  transferred  to  a  small  book 
with  cardboard  backs  entitled  : 

"Records  and  Proceedings  of  Macon  Lodge  held  in  the  Town 
of  Decatur,  Macon  County,  111.,  under  a  Dispensation  from  the 
Most  Worshipful  Abram  Jonas,  Grand  Master  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  the  State  of  Illinois. 

Attested  by 
W.  B.  Warren, 
Grand  Secretary. 

First  day  of  July  A.  L.,  5841,  A.  D.,  1841." 

The  Brethren  met  in  first  Communication  pursuant  to  an 
agreement  at  the  Hall  in  Decatur  on  July  17,  1841.     Present: 

G.  A.  Patterson,  W.  M. 

Joseph  King,  S.  W. 

Wm.  LaForge,  J.  W. 

Henry  Prather,  Sec.  pro  tem.,  and  Treas. 

Elijah  League,  S.  D.,  pro  tem. 

Leonard  Ashton,  J.  D.,  pro  tem. 

James  Ashton,  Steward  and  Tyler,  pro  tem. 

The  Dispensation  Amended 

Lodge  being  opened  on  the  Master  Mason's  Degree,  the  first 
matter  which  demanded  attention  was  the  adoption  of  By- 
Laws.  By  a  previous  arrangement  a  set  of  By-Laws  had 
been  prepared,  and  were  promptly  adopted  as  they  were  read. 
The  Dispensation  under  which  the  Meeting  was  held  was  next 
produced,  the  blank  for  the  name  was  filled  by  writing  the 
word  "Macon,"  thus  giving  the  Lodge  a  name,  and  the  name 
"Elijah  LaForge,"  which  appeared  in  the  Dispensation  by 
error,  was  changed  to  Elijah  League.     The  name  of  Henry 


28  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

Prather,  one  of  the  petitioners  for  the  Dispensation,  had  been 
omitted  through  oversight,  and  after  inserting  this  name  the 
Dispensation  as  amended  was  ordered  to  be  spread  upon  the 
Records  of  the  Lodge.  In  the  old  book  there  is  a  blank  page, 
evidently  preserved  for  this  purpose,  but  the  Dispensation 
does  not  appear  anywhere  in  the  Records.  The  essential 
thing  is,  however,  that  the  Dispensation  was  present  at  the 
meeting,  and  the  proper  steps  were  taken  to  institute  a  Masonic 
Lodge  in  accordance  with  ancient  usages  and  customs. 

Tin  Jewels 

The  first  Jewels  of  Macon  Lodge  were  made  by  Berry  H. 
Cassell  in  his  tinshop,  and  were  used  about  ten  months. 

The  First  By-Laws 

While  it  is  not  necessary  to  set  out  the  complete  By-Laws 
here,  some  of  the  provisions  should  be  mentioned,  as  indicative 
of  the  mental  attitude  of  the  Brethren  toward  the  Fraternity 
with  which  they  had  become  identified  as  a  constituent  Lodge. 
The  Regular  Meetings  were  set  for  the  Saturday  on  or  before 
the  full  moon  in  each  month,  but  in  June  and  December  they 
were  to  occur  on  the  anniversaries  of  the  Festivals  of  the 
Saints  John.  When  extra  or  adjourned  Meetings  were  held, 
they  were  to  be  at  the  expense  of  the  brother  for  whose  benefit 
they  were  held,  except  in  cases  of  Lodge  business,  or  "to  a 
poor  distressed  brother,  his  widow  or  orphan."  The  Master, 
Wardens,  Treasurer,  Secretary,  Chaplain,  Steward  and  Tyler 
must  be  elected  by  unanimous  written  ballot  at  the  Meeting 
preceding  the  Festival  of  St.  John  the  Evangelist,  but  the  Wor- 
shipful Master  could  appoint  the  Deacons  and  Master  of  Cere- 
monies. No  person  was  elegible  for  office  or  to  vote  in  Lodge 
unless  his  dues  were  paid  up,  and  the  Secretary  was  required 
to  read  the  names  of  all  who  were  behind  in  their  dues  just 
before  election,  in  order  to  inform  the  Lodge  as  to  who  could 
vote  or  hold  office.  The  books  of  the  Treasurer  were  to  be 
audited  each  quarter. 


the  lodge  instituted  29 

Duties  of  Officers 

It  was  the  duty  of  the  Worshipful  Master  to  lecture  the 
Brethren  from  time  to  time  on  the  Degrees  in  Masonry,  and 
other  appropriate  subjects,  and  decide  all  questions  subject  to 
appeal  to  the  Lodge  by  two  Brethren.  The  Junior  Deacon 
was  required  to  assist  the  Secretary  in  collecting  the  dues. 
The  Tyler  was  to  tyle  the  Lodge  and  to  perform  the  duties 
of  Steward  when  no  regular  Steward  was  elected,  for  which 
he  received  fifty  cents  per  meeting,  but  for  Initiations  the 
Tyler  received  one  dollar  from  each  candidate.  The  Steward 
was  to  assist  the  Deacons,  and  provide  refreshment  whenever 
the  Lodge  desired  it. 

New  Material 

Each  candidate  had  the  right  to  read  the  By-Laws  before 
being  Initiated.  The  report  of  the  Investigating  Committee 
on  a  Petition  was  unfavorable,  the  applicant  was  declared 
rejected  and  his  fee  returned  to  him  without  a  ballot.  Entered 
Apprentices  were  required  to  petition  for  the  Second  and 
Third  Degrees  the  same  as  for  Initiation,  and  must  be  elected 
in  like  manner,  but  no  investigation  was  necessary. 

Profanity  Forbidden 

Penalties  of  reprimand,  suspension,  or  expulsion,  were  pro- 
vided when  a  brother  was  heard  to  curse  or  swear  profanely, 
was  found  intoxicated,  or  engaged  in  games  of  chance  con- 
trary to  law. 

By-Laws  Read 

The  Worshipful  Master  was  required  to  read  the  By-Laws 
to  the  Lodge  frequently,  but  must  not  omit  this  duty  on  the 
anniversary  of  the  Festival  of  St.  John  the  Baptist. 

Fees  and  Dues 

The  fee  for  Initiation  was  six  dollars,  one  dollar  of  which 
was  for  the  Tyler.  The  fees  for  Passing  and  Raising  were  five 
dollars  each,  for  Affiliation  three  dollars,  for  a  Diploma  two 
dollars,  and  the  dues  were  twenty-five  cents  per  month. 


30  history  of  macon  lodge  no.  8,  a.  f.  &  a.  m. 

Work  Started 

At  the  first  meeting  of  the  Lodge,  the  Petitions  of  Warner 
W.  Oglesby  and  Henry  Hummell  were  presented,  praying  for 
the  Degrees,  the  By-Laws  were  on  motion  suspended,  and 
Petitioners  were  elected.  The  Master  Mason's  Lodge  was 
then  closed,  an  Entered  Apprentice  Lodge  opened,  and  Oglesby 
and  Hummell  were  Initiated.  On  July  19,  1841,  Warner  W. 
Oglesby  petitioned  for  the  Second  and  Third  Degrees,  was 
elected,  the  Master  Mason's  Lodge  was  closed  and  a  Fellow 
Craft's  Lodge  opened,  Oglesby  was  Passed  to  the  Degree  of 
Fellow  Craft,  the  Fellow  Craft's  Lodge  was  closed  and  a  Mas- 
ter Mason's  Lodge  opened,  and  Oglesby  was  Raised  to  the  Sub- 
lime Degree  of  Master  Mason.  At  the  meeting  held  August 
28,  1841,  Joel  Seth  Post  petitioned  for  the  Degrees,  was 
elected,  the  Master  Mason's  Lodge  was  closed  and  an  Entered 
Apprentice  Lodge  opened.  Post  was  Initiated,  the  Entered 
Apprentice  Lodge  was  closed  and  a  Master  Mason's  Lodge 
opened,  Joel  Seth  Post  and  Henry  Hummell  petitioned  for 
the  Second  and  Third  Degrees,  were  elected,  the  Master 
Mason's  Lodge  was  closed  and  a  Fellow  Craft's  Lodge  opened, 
Post  and  Hummell  were  Passed  to  the  Degree  of  Fellow  Craft, 
the  Fellow  Craft's  Lodge  was  closed  and  a  Master  Mason's 
Lodge  opened,  and  Joel  Seth  Post  and  Henry  Hummell  were 
Raised  to  the  Sublime  Degree  of  Master  Mason.  Petitions 
for  Degrees  from  Charles  H.  Pringle,  John  P.  Tinbrook  and 
Richard  Chenoweth  were  then  read  and  received,  and  the 
Lodge  was  called  from  labor  to  refreshment. 

On  September  11,  1841,  John  P.  Tinbrook  was  elected  and 
Initiated.  On  September  13,  1841,  Andrew  S.  Williams 
petitioned,  was  Elected,  and  Initiated.  On  September  25, 
1841,  Jerome  R.  Gorin  petitioned  for  the  Degrees.  On 
October  11,  1841,  Charles  H.  Pringle  and  Jerome  R.  Gorin 
were  Elected  and  Initiated.  On  October  18,  1841,  Andrew  S. 
Williams,  Charles  H.  Pringle  and  Jerome  R.  Gorin  petitioned 
for  the  Second  and  Third  Degrees,  were  elected,  were  all 
Passed  and  Raised,  and  the  Lodge  was  called  from  Labor  to 
Refreshment  until  October  30,  1841. 


Receipt   for  Macon  Lodge  Charter  Fee 


Receipt  for  Five  Dollars  and  Three  Dollars  to  the  Charity  Fund 


Receipt  for  Printing  First  By-Laws  of  Macon  Lodge 


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Receipt    for  Twenty-five    Dollars   Appropriated    for   Silver  Jewels. 


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MACON  LODGE  CONSTITUTED 
On  October  30,  1841 

The  last  two  Meetings  mentioned  were  held  after  the  return 
of  the  Worshipful  Master,  George  A.  Patterson,  from  Grand 
Lodge.  The  brethren  were  not  long  in  taking  advantage  of 
the  opportunities  afforded  them  by  the  new  Charter.  A  meet- 
ing was  called  for  October  30,  1841,  and  the  brethren  assembled 
in  the  frame  house,  the  same  brethren  who  were  named  as 
Master  Masons  when  the  Charter  was  issued,  with  the  addition 
of  Andrew  S.  Williams,  Charles  H,  Pringle,  and  Jerome  R. 
Gorin,  and  the  Lodge  proceeded  to  Constitute  itself.  The 
Worshipful  Master  had  paid  out  the  sum  of  thirty-five  dollars, 
for  Grand  Lodge  Dues,  for  printing  the  By-Laws,  for  the 
Charter  Fee,  and  for  his  expense  to  Grand  Lodge,  which  was 
repaid  him  at  this  Meeting,  and  his  dues  were  remitted. 

Officers  Elected 

The  Dispensation  under  which  the  Lodge  had  been  working 
was  then  read  in  full,  and  it  appearing  in  official  form  that  the 
Dispensation  had  been  terminated  and  a  Charter  issued  by  the 
Grand  Lodge  on  October  5,  1841,  the  Lodge  was  called  from 
Labor  to  Refreshment,  and  the  following  officers  were  elected 
to  govern  Macon  Lodge  No.  8  until  its  next  Regular  Election : 

George  A.  Patterson,  W.  M. 

Joseph  King,  S.  W. 

Henry  Prather,  J.  W. 

Jerome  R.  Gorin,  Sec.  and  Treas. 

James  Ashton,  Steward  and  Tyler. 

The  Worshipful  Master  then  appointed  Elijah  League  as 
Senior  Deacon,  Joel  S.  Post  as  Junior  Deacon,  and  Warner  W. 
Oglesby  and  Jerome  R.  Gorin  as  committee  to  examine  the 
books  of  the  Treasurer  and  Secretary.     Joseph  King  offered 


32  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

an  addition  to  the  By-Laws  providing  that  non-affiliated 
brethren  residing  in  the  vicinity  of  the  Lodge,  after  visiting 
the  Lodge  three  times,  must  pay  the  Secretary  twenty-five 
cents  for  each  visit.  The  Petition  of  WilHam  Bosweth  or 
Bosworth  for  the  Degrees  was  presented,  a  committee 
appointed  and  the  Lodge  was  closed. 

Early  Work  and  Business 

At  the  regular  Meeting  of  November  29,  1841,  some  new 
furniture  was  paid  for,  and  the  Steward  was  ordered  to  pro- 
vide twelve  new  white  aprons  and  necessary  walnut  benches 
for  the  use  of  the  Lodge.  The  addition  to  the  By-Laws 
charging  visitors  twenty-five  cents  per  meeting  was  adopted. 
William  Bosworth  was  elected  and  Initiated.  On  December 
27  William  Beach  was  elected  to  Membership,  the  first  Petition 
for  Membership  received  by  the  Lodge.  Bro.  Pringle  pre- 
sented a  bill  for  benches  and  spit  boxes  furnished  the  Lodge, 
which  was  referred  to  a  committee  and  was  afterwards  paid. 
Some  Petitions  were  received,  some  degrees  conferred,  and 
Warner  W.  Oglesby  wanted  to  strike  from  the  By-Laws  that 
provision  against  cursing  or  swearing  profanely.  It  was 
resolved  that  in  the  absence  of  the  Worshipful  Master  the 
Lodge  should  elect  a  Master  pro  tem.  The  accounts  showed 
a  balance  of  fifty  cents  on  hand.  On  January  22,  1842,  John 
P.  Tinbrook  was  Passed  and  Raised.  On  February  19,  1842, 
Timothy  Beach  and  Hosea  J.  Armstrong  were  elected  and 
Initiated,  and  the  resolution  of  Bro.  Oglesby  to  expunge  from 
the  By-Laws  the  words  "or  heard  to  curse  or  swear  pro- 
fanely" was  laid  on  the  table.  On  February  21,  1842,  the 
Petition  of  Jasper  J.  Peddecord  was  read,  and  Hosea  J.  Arm- 
strong was  Passed  and  Raised. 

The  First  Temple  Planned 

On  March  26,  1842,  the  question  of  another  room,  which  had 
been  troubling  the  Lodge  for  some  time  since  the  work  began 
to  accrue  and  it  began  to  appear  that  the  Lodge  was  a  real  suc- 
cess, came  up  for  discussion,  and  a  plan  whereby  the  citizens 


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of  Decatur  proposed  to  build  a  school  room,  and  to  offer  the 
brethren  a  chance  to  build  a  Lodge  Room  on  the  second  floor, 
was  explained.  The  Lodge  resolved  to  adopt  the  plan,  to 
assist  in  the  erection  of  the  school  house,  and  directed  the 
Secretary  to  prepare  subscription  blanks  to  be  sent  to  the  Lodge 
at  Springfield  and  other  Lodges  and  brethren,  and  a  committee 
was  appointed  to  meet  with  the  citizens  and  make  all  neces- 
sary arrangements  for  the  construction  of  the  building.  Cap- 
tain David  L.  Allen,  who  at  one  time  owned  the  land  around 
what  is  now  Central  Park,  then  known  as  the  New  Square, 
had  a  piece  of  ground  opposite  the  northwest  corner  of  the 
New  Square  upon  which  the  new  school  was  to  be  constructed, 
and  Macon  Lodge  was  invited  to  put  the  second  story  upon  the 
building  in  return  for  a  ninety-nine  year  lease.  The  Wor- 
shipful Master  made  a  trip  to  Springfield,  to  solicit  aid,  which 
was  successful,  and  on  April  2,  1842,  a  resolution  was  adopted 
instructing  the  building  committee  to  notify  the  citizens  of 
Decatur  that  the  Lodge  was  ready  to  do  its  part  at  any  time. 

The  Subscription  List 

A  portion,  at  least,  of  the  proceedings  have  been  preserved, 
the  most  interesting  of  which  is  the  following  instrument  of 
writing : 

"The  undersigned  agree  to  pay  the  amounts  affixed  to  our 
several  names  for  the  purpose  of  building  the  second  story  to 
a  building  which  is  about  to  be  erected  in  the  Town  of  Decatur 
for  a  school  house,  which  second  story  is  to  be  occupied  for  a 
Masonic  Hall.  George  A.  Patterson  will  give  1,100  feet  of 
oak  flooring  and  200  feet  of  walnut  plank  for  the  stairs.  H. 
Prather  will  give  $30  in  work  or  materials.  Ch.  H.  Pringle 
will  give  $25  in  carpenter  work  at  $1.50  per  day.  William 
Bosworth  will  give  $25  in  carpenter  work  at  $1.50  per  day.  J. 
R.  Gorin  $10.  James  Ashton  $20  in  painting,  glazing,  laying 
brick,  etc.  Joseph  King  $20  in  lathing.  Henry  Hummell  $5 
in  shingles.  E.  League  $10  in  carpenter  work  at  $1.50  per 
day.  Wm  LeForgee  $10  in  carpenter  work  at  $1.50  per  day. 
John   P.   Tinbrook  $10  in   shingles   in  the  neighborhood  of 


34  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  b.  &  A.  M. 

Monticello  at  $3  per  1,000.  Leonard  Ashton  $20.  W.  W. 
Oglesby  $10.  A.  S.  Williams  $40  in  materials  or  labor.  J.  S. 
Post  $15.    J.  Y.  Braden  $6.     H.  Robinson  $11.62>^." 

Last  Meetings  in  the  Frame  House 

At  the  same  meeting  J.  J.  Peddecord  was  elected,  Initiated 
and  Passed,  and  C.  W.  Chatterton  was  voted  twenty-five  dol- 
lars in  silver  from  which  to  make  some  Lodge  jewels.  On 
April  6,  1842,  the  Petition  of  Rev.  Daniel  Traughber  was 
received,  and  J.  J.  Peddecord  was  Raised.  On  April  23,  1842, 
the  Lodge  had  $1.75  on  hand.  The  fees  of  Rev.  Traughber 
were  remitted  and  he  was  Elected.  J.  Y.  Braden  and  Alex- 
ander Edmonds  were  Elected,  Initiated,  and  Passed.  On 
April  28,  1842,  Edmonds  and  Braden  were  Raised,  William 
Beach  was  Demitted,  and  $8.00  was  appropriated  to  buy  chairs. 
On  May  14,  Petitions  were  received  from  D.  E.  Ralls  and 
Preston  Butler.  On  May  16  and  17  Meetings  were  called,  but 
nothing  was  done.  On  May  21  Ralls  and  Butler  were  Elected 
and  Initiated.  On  June  1  the  same  brethren  were  Passed, 
and  on  June  15  they  were  Raised.  The  Treasurer  was  ordered 
to  pay  $16.00  to  Jacob  Spangler  in  full  for  house  rent  to  July, 
at  which  time  the  Lodge  expected  to  move  into  the  new 
building. 

This  is  the  last  Meeting  recorded  in  the  old  book,  and  the 
last  Meeting  of  which  we  have  any  record  until  some  time 
after  the  Lodge  had  settled  in  the  new  quarters. 


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Biographies  of  First  Members 


GEORGE  A.  PATTERSON 
First  Worshipful  Master 

George  A.  Patterson,  Worshipful  Master  of  Macon  Lodge 
U.  D.,  and  first  Worshipful  Master  of  Macon  Lodge  No.  8 
under  its  Charter,  was  born  in  Scotland,  a  son  of  one  of  the 
comparatively  few  Scotchmen  of  considerable  means.  About 
the  year  1815  his  father  brought  the  whole  family  to  Quebec 
to  give  them  the  advantages  of  an  English  education.  Quebec 
was  then  known  as  a  centre  of  learning,  possessing  many 
records  and  historical  and  literary  manuscripts  in  its  schools 
and  academies.  After  his  errand  in  Quebec  was  completed, 
the  father  took  the  family  back  to  Scotland,  but  George,  who 
had  attained  his  majority,  had  heard  so  much  about  the  great 
American  country  that  he  resolved  to  remain  here,  bade  his 
father  and  brothers  farewell,  and  went  to  Ohio.  He  un- 
doubtedly received  his  Masonic  Degrees  in  that  State.  In 
1822  he  came  to  Illinois,  settling  on  a  farm  which  is  just 
north  and  west  of  Monticello,  being  among  the  first  men  who 
located  in  that  portion  of  Macon  County,  now  Piatt  County. 

His  Occupations 

George  A.  Patterson  was  a  man  of  unusual  abilities,  possess- 
ing an  excellent  education  for  the  time,  and  was  looked  to  as 
a  leader  and  advisor  among  his  fellows.  His  accomplishments 
were  many  and  varied.  He  was  the  first  school  teacher  in 
Monticello,  his  school  being  in  the  old  court  house  on  the  site 
of  the  present  court  house  there;  the  first  school  teacher  in 
Goose  Creek  Township,  in  an  old  log  school  house  near  the 
Piatt  High  School;  and  the  first  school  teacher  in  Sangamon 
Township,  in  an  old  log  school  house  just  north  of  White 
Heath.  These  school  houses  were  roughly  built,  from  logs, 
sticks  and  mud,  with  greased  paper  for  window  panes,  and 


38  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

hewn  boards,  laid  upon  wooden  pins  driven  into  the  walls,  for 
desks.  In  addition  to  these  duties,  he  was  a  surveyor  much  in 
demand,  did  nearly  all  the  figuring  and  measuring  for  the 
community,  and  was  a  Baptist  preacher. 

Helped  Organize  Piatt  County 

In  1838  the  farmers  in  his  neighborhood  concluded  that 
Decatur  was  too  far  away  for  them  to  travel  through  bogs  and 
streams  to  the  county  seat,  and  George  A.  Patterson  prepared 
a  petition  asking  the  Legislature  to  form  a  new  County  of  por- 
tions of  Macon,  DeWitt  and  Champaign  Counties,  copies  of 
which  were  circulated  throughout  the  adjoining  Counties  for 
signatures.  Bro.  Patterson  himself  attended  to  the  matter  at 
Decatur,  securing  many  names  here.  He  was  chosen  as  dele- 
gate of  the  residents  in  and  around  the  site  of  Monticello  to 
present  the  petition  to  the  Legislature,  which  he  did  on  New 
Year's  Day,  1841.  The  committee  of  the  Legislature  asked 
him  to  prepare  the  Act  as  desired,  so  that  George  A.  Patterson 
had  the  honor  of  writing  the  statute  which  created  Piatt 
County,  and  which  was  enacted  January  27,  1841. 

Monticello  Located 

A  committee  of  residents  then  examined  the  land  up  and 
down  the  Sangamon  River  to  find  a  location  for  the  county 
seat,  finally  choosing  the  site  of  Monticello,  which  was  sur- 
veyed by  Bro.  Patterson  and  laid  off  into  lots,  and  a  big  bar- 
bacue  held  when  the  lots  were  oflfered  for  sale.  On  October 
15,  1841,  Bro.  Patterson  became  foreman  of  the  first  grand 
jury  in  Piatt  County,  was  county  assessor  in  1843,  and  was  a 
member  of  the  first  board  of  school  commissioners. 

Other  Services 

Many  other  public  services  are  credited  to  George  A.  Patter- 
son, among  them  the  surveying  and  laying  out  of  some 
divisions  of  land  in  Decatur.  As  deputy  county  surveyor  he 
platted  the  Allen,  McReynolds  &  Co.'s  addition  here,  and  laid 
out  the  lots  upon  which  our  present  Temple  stands.     When 


BIOGRAPHIES  OF  FIRST  MEMBERS  39 

Fraternal  Lodge  No.  58  at  Monticello  was  Instituted  George  A. 
Patterson  gave  that  Lodge  a  lot  on  the  east  side  of  the  square 
in  Monticello,  the  deed  to  be  delivered  when  a  Lodge  Hall  was 
built  upon  it.  He  died  before  the  Hall  was  built,  but  the  Hall 
was  afterwards  constructed  and  his  heirs  all  signed  a  deed 
conveying  the  lot  to  Fraternal  Lodge. 

A  Zealous  Mason 

As  a  Mason,  George  A.  Patterson  was  zealous  and  upright. 
Possessing  an  exceptional  education,  and  the  philosophy  of  a 
preacher,  he  grasped  the  value  of  Masonic  principles  and  be- 
came a  strong  advocate  for  a  Masonic  Lodge  in  the  com- 
munity. He  lived  over  twenty-five  miles  from  Decatur,  his 
interests  were  divided  between  the  different  localities,  most 
of  his  duties  required  his  presence  at  his  home,  yet  he  became 
the  first  Worshipful  Master  of  Macon  Lodge  and  rode  to 
Decatur  on  his  horse  to  hold  Meetings,  through  rich,  sticky, 
mucky  Central  Illinois  prairie  land,  often  swimming  streams, 
the  trails  lost  in  swamps  and  high  grass  at  many  places.  His 
Meetings  were  held  regularly,  and  at  the  appointed  times,  and 
he  missed  very  few  of  them.  His  Masonic  zeal  was  not  tem- 
porary and  unstable  either,  because  he  contended  with  these 
conditions  until  September  26,  1845,  when  he  felt  his  health 
failing.  At  that  time  he  was  elected  to  honorary  membership 
in  Macon  Lodge,  and  was  granted  a  Diploma. 

Burial  at  Monticello 

George  A.  Patterson  died  on  the  fourth  day  of  November, 
1846,  and  was  buried  in  the  old  cemetery  in  Monticello,  at  the 
corner  of  West  Washington  Street  and  the  Wabash  Railroad, 
with  Masonic  Honors,  by  Macon  Lodge  No.  8.  His  funeral 
occurred  on  the  sixth  day  of  November,  1846,  at  the  home  of 
Bro.  John  P.  Tinbrook,  which  stood  south  of  the  Court  House 
near  the  rear  of  the  present  Presbyterian  Church  in  Monticello. 
He  left  a  sister  surviving  him,  in  possession  of  the  family 
records,  which  she  kept  at  a  hotel  in  lola,  Kan.  She  lost  her 
life  in  a  fire,  which  destroyed  the  hotel  and  its  contents,  several 


40  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

years  after  the  close  of  the  Civil  War.  William  Patterson,  a 
grandson  of  George  A.  Patterson,  was  living  at  Monticello  at 
the  time  of  this  writing,  and  is  said  to  be  the  oldest  living 
native  of  Piatt  County. 


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JOSEPH  KING 
First  Senior  Warden 

Joseph  King,  Senior  Warden  of  Macon  Lodge  U.  D.,  Char- 
ter Senior  Warden  of  Macon  Lodge  No.  8,  and  second  Wor- 
shipful Master  of  Macon  Lodge  No.  8,  was  born  at  Cincinnati, 
in  the  State  of  Ohio,  in  the  year  1810.  He  received  his  school- 
ing and  medical  education  in  his  native  city.  Coming  to 
Illinois  about  the  year  1839,  he  settled  on  the  tract  of  land 
afterwards  chosen  as  the  site  of  Monticello,  and  took  a  promi- 
nent part  with  Bro.  George  A.  Patterson  in  the  organization  of 
Piatt  County.  In  April,  1841,  he  became  the  first  county  clerk 
of  that  County,  and  was  a  member  of  the  first  board  of  school 
commissioners  of  Piatt  County,  of  which  board  Bro.  Patterson 
also  was  a  member.  History  tells  us  that  Bro.  King  was  the 
first  phy5.ician  in  Monticello,  and  was  known  all  over  the 
central  part  of  the  State, 

Faithful  to  His  Patients 
He  was  always  ready  and  willing  to  mount  his  steed 
and  go  to  the  scene  of  duty.  Sometimes  the  roads  and 
fields  were  impassable,  but  he  would  make  the  attempt. 
One  physician  who  knew  Bro.  King  has  described  a  journey 
to  the  residence  of  a  man  just  beyond  the  river  south- 
east of  Decatur,  ordinarily  a  half  hour's  journey,  at  a 
season  of  the  year  when  the  Sangamon  River  was  above 
its  banks.  The  trip  was  accomplished  by  walking  the 
railroad  track  to  Oakley,  and  then  wading  across  country 
to  the  house,  the  return  being  by  the  same  route.  At  another 
time,  in  the  winter  and  while  a  blizzard  was  just  getting  a  good 
start,  a  call  came  from  near  Cisco,  a  short  while  after  supper. 
The  train  took  the  doctor  to  Forsyth,  and  he  walked  across  to 
Cisco.  Being  anxious  to  return  the  same  night,  he  started  out 
for  Forsyth,   facing  the  storm,  and  arrived  there   with  his 


42  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

clothing  frozen  like  the  old  fashioned  armor  plate.  Doctor 
King  was  known  as  a  kind  and  gentle  practitioner,  and  for  a 
long  time  enjoyed  the  reputation  of  being  the  premier 
obstetrician  here.  When  he  rode  in  his  buggy,  he  usually  had 
a  dog  in  the  seat  beside  him,  a  dog  lying  at  his  feet,  and  two 
or  three  dogs  trotting  along  behind. 

Made  His  Home  Here 

Joseph  King  came  to  Decatur  from  Monticello,  and  as  there 
was  but  one  other  physician  here,  he  decided  to  remain.  Fish- 
ing was  good  in  the  Sangamon  just  below  Decatur  also,  which 
may  have  added  to  the  inducements  to  reside  in  Decatur,  as 
the  doctor  was  a  lover  of  the  piscatorial  pastime.  His  drug 
store  was  located  next  to  Stamper  &  Condell's  dry  goods  store, 
near  the  northeast  corner  of  the  Old  Square.  Our  late  Bro. 
Nathan  L.  Krone  clerked  for  Bro.  King  from  1852  until  1855. 
The  doctor  desired  a  handsome  residence,  such  as  he  had  seen 
in  the  east.  He  employed  a  Bloomington  firm  to  draw  plans, 
and  in  1860  started  a  large  brick  house  at  the  corner  of  Edward 
and  Marietta  Streets.  King's  Orchard,  which  he  set  out  in 
that  vicinity,  covered  nearly  forty  acres.  While  his  house 
was  in  course  of  construction,  the  Civil  War  broke  out,  times 
became  hard,  and  the  house  was  never  completed.  Although 
the  property  has  changed  hands  several  times,  the  house  stood 
until  1910,  when  it  was  torn  away.  This  residence  was  in- 
tended as  of  unusual  magnificence  for  Decatur,  being  planned 
of  different  finishes  in  the  various  rooms,  with  ornamental 
work  done  by  skilled  men,  at  great  expense  and  with  the 
purpose  of  making  it  a  handsome  and  elegant  home. 

Of  the  prominence  of  Joseph  King  in  Masonic  circles  before 
he  came  to  Illinois,  we  have  but  little  information,  but  he 
possessed  a  beautiful  sash  and  apron,  which  now  rest  in  the 
Archives  of  Macon  Lodge.  On  September  6,  1893,  Bro.  King 
died  of  heart  failure,  and  was  buried  in  Greenwood  cemetery 
with  Masonic  Honors  on  September  8,  1893. 

King  Street  was  named  after  Bro.  King,  Marietta  Street  was 
named  after  his  wife,  Marietta  Packard  King,  and  Packard 
Street  was  named  after  her  family. 


BIOGRAPHIES  OF  FIRST  MEMBERS  43 


WILLIAM  LEFFORGE 
First  Junior  Warden 

William  Lefforge,  first  Junior  Warden  of  Macon  Lodge, 
lived  in  Piatt  County  when  we  first  learn  of  him,  where  he 
was  a  man  of  some  prominence,  but  very  little  of  his  biography 
has  been  preserved.  He  was  one  of  the  Masons  who 
emigrated  from  the  east,  and  undertook  all  of  the  hardships  of 
pioneer  life  in  Central  Illinois.  All  the  other  members  of 
Macon  Lodge  knew  him  as  a  Mason,  but  at  this  late  day  we 
cannot  learn  how  they  obtained  the  information.  Bro. 
Lefforge  was  on  the  first  grand  jury  in  Piatt  County,  which 
convened  October  15,  184L  He  remained  a  member  of  Macon 
Lodge  No.  8  until  March  11,  1848,  at  which  time  he  took  his 
Dimit  and  became  a  Charter  member  and  first  Senior  Warden 
of  Fraternal  Lodge  No.  58  at  Monticello.  His  name  is  found 
spelled  several  different  ways,  LaForgee,  LaForge,  Leforge, 
and  other  ways,  but  he  himself  wrote  it  "William  Lefforge." 


44  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


HENRY  PRATHER 
First  Treasurer  and  Secretary 

Henry  Prather,  first  Treasurer  and  Secretary  and  fourth 
Worshipful  Master  of  Macon  Lodge,  was  born  November  26, 
1802,  in  Montgomery  County,  Md.,  and  came  to  Macoupin 
County,  111.,  in  1836.  His  first  wife  died  shortly  after  his 
arrival.  The  next  year  he  came  to  Macon  County,  and  mar- 
ried Amanda  Oglesby  in  1838.  He  was  elected  to  represent 
this  District  in  the  Legislature  in  1852.  He  was  known  as  a 
man  of  unusual  education  and  ability,  being  regarded  as  a 
leader  among  men.  He  attended  the  reception  given  by  the 
Masons  to  General  LaFayette.  In  1849  he  went  to  California 
with  Richard  (Dick)  Oglesby,  in  charge  of  a  train  of  six 
mules  and  eight  men.  The  firm  of  Prather  &  Oglesby,  law- 
yers, is  advertised  in  a  newspaper  in  1853.  He  was  also  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Prather  &  Peddecord,  in  the  general 
merchandise  business. 

Tries  to  Navigate  Sangamon 
When  the  attempt  was  made  to  navigate  the  Sangamon  River 
with  flat  boats,  Bro.  Prather  travelled  down  the  river  making 
speeches  urging  the  people  to  remove  the  obstructions  from 
the  stream  and  render  it  commercially  navigable,  and  he  had 
almost  gained  his  point  when  the  railroad  came  and  it  was 
abandoned. 

Masonic  Degrees 
Brother  Prather  was  made  a  Mason  in  Wirgman  Lodge 
No.  72,  at  Baltimore,  Md.     He  was  Initiated  May  11,  1826, 
Passed  May  11,  1826,  and  Raised  May  13,  1826. 

Accidental  Death 
On  August  30,  1869,  he  was  killed  by  being  thrown  from  his 
buggy,  at  the  age  of  sixty-seven  years,  and  was  buried  with 


BIOGRAPHIES  OF  FIRST  MEMBERS  45 

Masonic  Honors   on  September  2,   1869,  by  Macon  Lodge, 
escorted  by  the  Decatur  Cornet  Band. 

Loved  By  All  Citizens 

As  an  indication  of  the  place  which  Bro.  Prather  occupied  in 
the  hearts  of  the  brethren  and  citizens  of  this  community 
generally,  nearly  everyone  attended  his  funeral.  The  stores 
and  business  houses  all  closed,  and  every  occupation  was  sus- 
pended, upon  Thursday  afternoon,  September  2,  1869.  The 
funeral  procession  was  over  a  mile  long,  and  was  attended, 
not  only  by  Macon  Lodge  No.  8,  Macon  Chapter  No.  21,  and 
Beaumanoir  Commandery  No.  9,  but  also  by  the  City  officials, 
all  the  public  officers  and  employees,  the  fire  department,  all 
the  business  men,  and  the  population  of  Decatur  generally. 
The  Decatur  Daily  Magnet  described  it  as  the  largest  proces- 
sion ever  seen  in  Decatur,  upon  any  occasion.  The  interment 
was  at  Greenwood  cemetery,  the  oration  at  the  grave  being 
delivered  by  Bro.  Jerome  R.  Gorin,  M.  W.  P.  G.  M.,  and  W. 
M.,  of  Macon  Lodge  No.  8. 

Two  aprons  belonging  to  Bro.  Henry  Prather  were  pre- 
sented to  the  Lodge;  one  was  presented  to  Macon  Lodge  by 
Bro.  J.  L.  Peake  on  March  2,  1888;  the  other,  worn  by  Bro. 
Prather  at  the  LaFayette  reception,  was  presented  to  Macon 
Lodge  by  Bro.  George  W.  Bright  on  July  6,  1894. 

Two  houses  constructed  by  Bro.  Prather  are  still  standing 
in  Decatur,  both  of  brick.  One  is  now  occupied  by  an  under- 
taking firm  at  the  southeast  corner  of  William  and  Franklin 
Streets,  the  other  is  the  residence  at  the  northwest  corner  of 
North  and  Franklin  Streets. 


46  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


ELIJAH  LEAGUE 
First  Senior  Deacon 

The  first  Senior  Deacon  of  Macon  Lodge  lived  in  Piatt 
County,  in  the  neighborhood  of  the  other  members  of  Macon 
Lodge  living  there.  Little  of  his  biography  is  obtainable.  He 
was  Senior  Deacon  in  1841  and  1843,  and  in  1844  he  took  his 
Dimit. 

LEONARD  ASHTON 

First  Junior  Deacon 

The  first  Junior  Deacon  of  Macon  Lodge,  came  to  Decatur 
from  Washington,  D,  C.  He  had  a  contract  with  the  United 
States  Government  to  carry  mail  between  Decatur  and  Paris, 
also  between  Decatur  and  Bloomington.  He  was  one  of  the 
olden  time  horseback  mail  carriers,  with  two  leathern  bags 
hanging  from  the  horn  of  the  saddle.  He  took  his  Dimit  on 
January  10,  1846,  and  our  late  Bro.  Nathan  L.  Krone  said  that 
Bro.  Ashton  went  to  Ashton,  III,  and  engaged  in  the  dairy 
business  until  his  death.  However,  no  information  concern- 
ing him  can  be  obtained  from  that  city,  and  we  do  not  know 
anything  further. 

JAMES  ASHTON 
First  Steward  and  Tyler 

The  first  Steward  and  Tyler  of  Macon  Lodge,  was  a  brother 
to  Leonard  Ashton,  and  came  to  Decatur  from  Washington, 
D.  C.  He  was  a  clerk  in  the  general  store  of  Prather  & 
Peddecord,  In  1847  he  was  elected  Steward  and  Tyler  again, 
but  declined  the  ofhce  and  on  July  15,  1848,  he  took  his  Dimit 
and  went  to  Taylorville,  111.,  where  he  became  a  Charter  mem- 
ber of  Mound  Lodge  No.  122,  Chartered  October  5,  1852.  He 
was  an  active  member  in  Mound  Lodge  until  the  date  of  his 
death,  March  23,  1855. 


BIOGRAPHIES  OF  FIRST  MEMBERS  47 


WARNER  W.  OGLESBY 
First  Member  Raised 

The  first  member  Raised  by  Macon  Lodge  U.  D.,  was  a 
cousin  to  Richard  (Dick)  Oglesby.  He  was  born  October  1, 
1817,  in  Kentucky,  and  came  to  Decatur  in  1838.  His  Petition 
was  presented  July  17,  1841,  at  the  very  first  meeting  under 
the  Dispensation,  and  he  was  elected  and  Initiated  at  that 
meeting.  On  July  19,  1841,  he  was  Passed  and  Raised.  His 
Petition  gave  his  age  as  23  and  his  occupation  as  that  of  clerk. 
He  was  the  fifth  county  clerk  of  Macon  County,  and  held  the 
office  from  1847  to  1856.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Finance 
Committee  in  1850  and  1854,  and  was  Secretary  from  January 
to  July  20,  1850.  Bro.  Oglesby  has  been  described  as  an 
honorable  and  lovable  man.  He  died  August  22,  1860,  and 
was  buried  with  Masonic  Honors  August  23,  1860. 

HENRY  HUMMELL 

The  second  member  Raised  by  Macon  Lodge  U.  D.,  was 
born  in  1804  in  the  State  of  Pennsylvania.  He  petitioned 
Macon  Lodge  on  the  night  of  July  17,  1841,  and  was  Elected 
and  Initiated  the  same  night.  In  his  Petition  he  gave  his  resi- 
dence as  Decatur  and  his  occupation  as  that  of  shoemaker.  On 
August  28,  1841,  he  was  Passed  and  Raised.  A  Dimit  was 
issued  to  him  February  8,  1849,  but  he  petitioned  for  Affiliation 
on  June  29,  1850,  and  was  elected.  He  was  Tyler  in  1847, 
1857  to  1873  inclusive,  and  1880  to  1885  inclusive.  He  died 
of  LaGrippe  on  February  20,  1892,  and  was  buried  with 
Masonic  Honors  in  Greenwood  cemetery. 

Bro.  Henry  Hummell  played  the  fife  in  a  military  band 
during  the  period  of  enlistment  for  Civil  War  service  in  1862. 


48  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

JOEL  SETH  POST 

The  third  member  Raised  by  Macon  Lodge  U.  D.,  was  born 
in  the  Town  of  Ontario,  Wayne  County,  N.  Y.,  on  April  27, 
1816.  In  1828  his  father  took  the  family  to  Washtinaw 
County,  Territory  of  Michigan,  where  they  remained  until 
Joel  was  twenty-three  years  old.  In  1839  Bro.  Post  came  to 
Decatur,  studied  law  under  Judge  Emerson,  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1841,  and  began  his  practice  here.  He  was  Raised 
August  28,  1841.  In  1846  he  enlisted  in  the  Mexican  War,  and 
was  appointed  quartermaster  with  the  rank  of  captain,  in  which 
service  he  received  a  gunshot  wound  in  the  side.  Returning  to 
Decatur  he  became  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Post  &  Bunn. 
In  1856  he  was  elected  State  Senator,  and  served  two  sessions. 
While  in  the  Legislature  he  was  a  strong  advocate  of  a  normal 
school,  and  worked  earnestly  for  the  Act  which  created  the 
University  at  Normal,  111.  His  wife  was  Sally  Ann  Bunn, 
daughter  of  Rev.  D.  P.  Bunn. 

Bro.  Post  died  June  7,  1886,  and  was  burieid  in  Greenwood 
cemetery. 

ANDREW  S.  WILLIAMS 

The  next  three  members  of  Macon  Lodge  were  all  Raised 
at  the  same  Meeting,  October  18,  1841.  The  Petition  of 
Andrew  S.  Williams  is  addressed  to  "The  Worshipful  Master, 
Wardens  and  Brethren  of  Macon  Lodge  No.  7,  of  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons."  This  Petition  was  filed  September  13, 
1841,  and  there  is  little  doubt  that  the  brethren  at  that  time 
fully  believed  Macon  Lodge  to  be  No.  7. 

On  the  back  of  Bro.  William's  Petition,  the  Secretary  had 
been  making  notes  of  the  Minutes  of  a  Stated  Meeting.  It 
reads:  "Bro.  King — That  Pringle,  Chenewith  &  Tenbrooke 
Petitions  be  reed,  with  notes  at  6  months  bearing  6  per  cent, 
inst  from  date  instead  of  money." 


biographies  of  first  members  49 

In  War  of  1812 

Andrew  S.  Williams  was  a  veteran  of  the  War  of  1812.  He 
was  born  in  Litchfield,  State  of  Connecticut,  on  the  thirteenth 
day  of  January,  1784,  and  was  therefore  over  fifty-seven  years 
of  age  when  he  petitioned  the  Lodge.  In  1810  he  enHsted  as 
a  soldier  in  the  regular  army  of  the  United  States,  and  fought 
in  the  Indian  Wars  in  Florida  and  other  States.  He  took  part 
in  the  Battle  of  New  Orleans,  which  occurred  January  8,  1815, 
and  is  famous  as  the  battle  which  was  fought  after  peace  had 
been  declared. 

Came  to  Macon  County 

After  the  War  of  1812  Bro.  Williams  took  up  his  residence 
at  Adams  Point,  near  Harristown,  in  this  County.  A  few 
years  before  his  death  he  moved  to  a  farm  northeast  of  the 
City,  where  his  son  resided.  Our  late  Bro.  Nathan  L.  Krone 
informed  us  that  Bro.  Andrew  S.  Williams  lived  on  a  farm 
northwest  of  Decatur,  known  as  Walnut  Grove,  while  he  was 
a  member  of  Macon  Lodge. 

Bro.  Williams  enlisted  in  the  Forty-first  Illinois  Infantry  on 
August  5,  1861,  and  served  until  September  15,  1863,  when  he 
was  transferred  to  the  invalid  corps. 

His  Death 

On  the  twenty-fourth  day  of  April,  1870,  Bro.  Williams 
went  from  his  labors  on  earth  to  eternal  refreshment.  His 
remains  were  deposited  in  the  old  King  cemetery  with  the 
ceremonies  of  the  Craft. 

CHARLES  H.  PRINGLE 

Charles  H.  Pringle  lived  in  Monticello  at  the  time  he 
Petitioned  Macon  Lodge  for  the  Degrees,  August  28,  1841, 
and  stated  his  occupation  as  that  of  carpenter.  He  was  elected 
and  received  his  Degrees  in  Macon  Lodge,  being  Raised  to 
the  Sublime  Degree  on  October  18,  1841.  He  v/orked  around 
Decatur  for  a  long  time  after  that,  until  his  death  November 
8,  1852. 


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HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


Bro.  Pringle  served  Macon  Lodge  faithfully  during  his 
membership  here,  holding  office  a  great  portion  of  the  time. 
He  was  Worshipful  Master  of  the  Lodge  for  five  years,  three 
years  before  taking  his  Dimit,  and  two  years  after  his  return 
to  the  Lodge  when  he  was  elected  to  Membership.  He  helped 
in  the  construction  of  the  second  story  of  the  old  Masonic  Hall, 
at  the  corner  of  Park  and  Water  Streets,  also  in  the  con- 
struction of  other  buildings  in  and  about  Decatur. 

The  funeral  of  Bro.  Pringle  occurred  November  10,  1852, 
and  was  conducted  by  Macon  Lodge. 


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M.  W.   Grand   Master   1866-1867 


BIOGRAPHIES  OF  FIRST  MEMBERS  51 


JEROME  RINALDO  GORIN 

Bro.  Jerome  R.  Gorin  was  born  at  Hopkinsville,  Christian 
County,  Ky.,  on  October  12,  1817,  and  was  brought  to  Van- 
daHa,  111.,  by  his  father.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  he  came  to 
Decatur,  while  it  was  only  a  tiny  village.  Two  of  his  brothers 
were  living  here  then,  and  his  sister  was  the  wife  of  Bro. 
Isaac  C.  Pugh.  Bro.  Gorin  began  his  career  as  a  salesman, 
but  took  up  the  study  of  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1842.  At  the  time  he  received  his  Degrees  in  Macon  Lodge, 
he  was  preparing  himself  for  his  profession.  He  entered  into 
a  number  of  partnerships  and  was  engaged  in  many  important 
law  suits.  His  last  partner  was  Judge  Arthur  Gallagher,  until 
the  year  1861,  when  Bro.  Gorin  quit  the  law  practice  and  went 
into  the  banking  business,  which  he  followed  until  his  death. 

Masonic  Record 

The  general  biography  of  Bro.  Jerome  R.  Gorin  is  a  mat- 
ter of  general  history  in  this  County,  accessible  to  all.  With 
his  Masonic  Record  we  are  now  concerned.  In  addition  to 
his  other  offices  in  the  Lodge,  he  was  Worshipful  Master  of 
Macon  Lodge  No.  8  for  nine  years,  in  1854,  1855,  1861,  1862, 
1863,  1864,  1865,  1866  and  1869,  a  record  which  has  not  been 
equalled  by  anyone  else  in  Macon  Lodge.  He  was  Senior 
Grand  Warden  in  1855  and  1862;  Deputy  Grand  Master  in 
1863  and  1865 ;  M.  W.  Grand  Master  in  1866  and  1867 ;  Grand 
Orator  in  1871 ;  and  Grand  Chaplain  in  1895.  He  was  also 
High  Priest  of  Macon  Chapter  No.  21,  Royal  Arch  Masons,  in 
1856,  1861  and  1862,  was  Eminent  Commander  of  Beaumanoir 
Commandery  No.  9,  K.  T.,  in  1856  to  1865  inclusive,  and  in 
1880  and  was  R.  E.  Grand  Commander  in  1868.  He  was  a 
Charter  Member  of  Macon  Chapter  No.  21,  Chartered  Sep- 
tember 29,  1854;  a  Charter  Member  of  Decatur  Council  No. 


52  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

16,  R.  and  S.  Masters,  Organized  October  7,  1864;  and  Char- 
ter Member  and  first  Eminent  Commander  of  Beaumanoir 
Commandery  No.  9,  Instituted  October  16,  1860.  Bro.  Gorin 
also  founded  the  Commandery  at  Olney,  III,  on  January  19, 
1865,  which  was  named  Gorin  Commandery  in  his  honor ;  and 
J.  R.  Gorin  Lodge  No.  537,  of  Sadorus,  Chartered  October  1, 
1867,  was  named  after  him. 

The  activities  of  Bro.  Gorin  in  the  Masonic  Lodge  ceased 
only  with  his  demise.  He  died  on  the  first  day  of  September, 
1897,  at  the  age  of  almost  eighty  years.  A  large  framed 
picture  of  Bro.  Gorin  adorns  the  wall  of  our  Tyler's  room,  as 
an  ever  present  remembrance  of  a  brother  whose  regard  for 
Macon  Lodge  and  the  Institution  of  Masonry  was  rewarded 
by  the  highest  gift  of  Illinois  Masons— that  of  Most  Wor- 
shipful Grand  Master  of  this  great  State. 


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Two  Views  of  the  First  Masonic  Temple 

At  the  corner  of  North  Water  and  North  Park  Streets,  also  the  First 
School  House  and  the  First  High  School  in  Decatur 


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Macon  Lodge  Occupies  the  First  Temple 

The  Records  of  Macon  Lodge  from  June  15,  1842,  until  the 
year  1844,  something  like  a  year  and  a  half,  are  lost,  and  there 
is  no  way  to  restore  them.  In  that  period  the  Lodge  was 
transferred  from  the  fourteen  by  sixteen  room  on  Wood 
Street  to  the  second  floor  of  a  new  brick  building,  situated  at 
the  corner  of  North  Park  and  North  Water  Streets,  where  the 
Citizens  Title  and  Trust  building  now  stands.  This  structure 
was  known  as  the  Masonic  Hall.  It  faced  South,  on  Park 
Street,  with  the  stairway  going  up  at  the  West  end  near  Water 
Street.  Macon  Lodge  built  the  second  story  in  return  for  a 
ninety-nine  year  lease,  which  has  already  been  explained.  The 
door  into  the  Lodge  quarters  was  at  the  northwest  corner,  at 
the  top  of  the  stairs,  opening  into  a  small  ante-room,  the 
preparation  room  being  in  the  southwest  corner.  The  Corner 
Stone  was  laid  on  June  24,  1842,  with  Masonic  ceremonies,  the 
band  from  Springfield  furnishing  music  for  the  occasion. 

The  First  School  House 

The  ground  floor  of  the  building  was  the  first  real  school 
room  in  the  City.  School  had  been  held  at  different  places, 
in  residences  and  churches,  but  there  had  never  been  a  regular 
school  room  until  this  building  was  constructed.  As  this 
room  was  occupied  by  the  Lodge  for  twenty-one  years,  we 
have  given  two  illustrations  of  the  building  from  different 
view  points. 

A  New  Record  Book 

A  new  Record  Book  having  been  opened  by  the  secretary, 
Jasper  J.  Peddecord,  the  By-Laws  adopted  July  17,  1841,  and 
still  in  force  in  1842,  were  entered  at  length  in  the  front  of 
the   book,   and   nearly   all   of   the   members   subscribed  their 


54  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

names  thereto.  This  book  remained  in  use  over  eleven  years, 
being  signed  by  many  members  long  after  the  Secretary 
ceased  using  it  as  a  Record  Book. 

Invited  to  Peoria 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Lodge  held  May  25,  1844,  an  invitation 
from  Peoria  was  read,  inviting  Macon  Lodge  to  attend  the 
celebration  of  the  70th  anniversary  of  the  Battle  of  Bunker 
Hill  and  the  death  of  General  Joseph  Warren,  first  Grand 
Master  of  the  United  States.  This  event  was  held  June  18, 
1844,  at  Peoria,  in  honor  of  the  body  of  Patriots,  Masons 
almost  to  a  man,  who  brought  about  the  Independence  of  the 
United  States.  It  was  found  necessary  to  send  the  regrets 
of  the  Lodge  to  the  Peoria  brethren,  finances  forbidding  the 
excursion  at  the  time. 

The  First  Funeral 

On  Saturday  morning,  Sept.  14,  1844,  the  first  recorded 
funeral  was  held,  Bro.  William  B.  Bosworth  being  buried 
with  Masonic  honors.  Every  member  of  the  Lodge  at- 
tended. The  sermon  was  preached  by  Rev.  Daniel  Traugh- 
ber,  a  member  of  Macon  Lodge,  and  Resolutions  of  Condol- 
ence were  adopted  and  sent  to  the  bereaved  family. 

Dues  Needed 

The  greatest  trouble  of  the  Lodge,  and  a  matter  which 
taxed  the  ingenuity  of  the  Officers  for  several  years,  was  in 
inducing  the  Members  to  pay  their  Dues.  Many  expedients 
were  adopted;  fines  were  tried,  but  abandoned;  personal  per- 
suasion proved  unsatisfactory;  notices  received  little  atten- 
tion and  produced  no  results ;  until  finally  the  Lodge  dropped 
into  the  practice  which  is  still  in  vogue,  of  employing  the  dis- 
ciplinary power. 

Lamps  Purchased 

On  March  21,  1845,  the  Secretary  was  instructed  to  pur- 
chase three  patent  lard  lamps  from  any  indebtedness  due  the 


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Lodge,  when  collected.  The  Secretary  had  $6.62  in  hand,  be- 
longing to  the  Lodge,  but  the  Brethren  were  not  disposed  to 
spend  the  last  dollar  for  lamps. 

Proxy  Sent  to  Grand  Lodge 

On  September  13,  1845,  it  was  resolved  to  send  no  repre- 
sentative to  Grand  Lodge  for  that  year.  Accordingly,  Bro. 
M.  William  Lavely,  Worshipful  Master  of  Springfield  Lodge 
No.  4,  attended  Grand  Lodge  on  behalf  of  his  own  Lodge 
and  as  proxy  of  Macon  Lodge.  His  instructions  from  Macon 
Lodge  were  to  vote  to  change  the  meeting  place  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  to  Springfield;  if  that  failed,  then  to  Peoria;  and  if 
that  failed,  then  to  Decatur.  The  Motion  which  he  made 
was  to  change  the  place  of  meeting  from  Jacksonville  to  De- 
catur, but  the  place  finally  agreed  upon  was  Peoria.  Decatur 
has  never  had  the  honor  of  a  Regular  Meeting  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  although  twice  it  was  seriously  considered. 

A  Misunderstanding  About  a  Dimit 

On  November  27,  1845,  at  a  meeting  of  Macon  Lodge,  it 
was  resolved  that  a  Committee  wait  upon  Bro.  Andrew  S. 
Williams,  who  refused  to  attend  Lodge  or  pay  any  Dues, 
under  the  impression  that  he  had  been  Dimitted.  Williams 
lived  Northwest  of  Decatur,  on  a  farm  which  is  now  Walnut 
Grove  Addition.  He  had  talked  to  some  of  the  Brethren 
about  a  Dimit,  and  someone  had  promised  to  make  a  Motion 
that  a  Dimit  be  granted  to  him,  to  which  promise  Bro.  Wil- 
liams intended  to  hold  the  Lodge.  The  Committee  had  in- 
structions to  bring  about  a  reconciliation.  The  matter  was 
finally  adjusted  by  Motion  to  lay  upon  the  table  until  such 
time  as  it  suited  his  convenience  to  come  to  Lodge,  but  not  to 
exceed  six  months,  and  during  the  six  months  the  matter  was 
suitably  arranged. 

The  Color  Question 

On  January  13,  1846,  the  color  line  was  drawn.  A  letter 
had  been  received  from  Harmony  Lodge  No.   3,  protesting 


56  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

against  the  action  of  a  Chicago  Lodge  in  recognizing  a  mulatto 
as  entitled  to  the  rights  and  privileges  of  Masonry.  A  reso- 
lution was  adopted  by  Macon  Lodge,  condemning  the  action 
of  the  Worshipful  Master  of  that  Lodge  in  strong  terms,  and 
concluding  with  a  determination  to  surrender  up  the  Charter 
and  sever  all  relations  with  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Illinois 
should  it  support  him  in  the  matter.  The  Master  of  the  Chi- 
cago Lodge  was  no  less  a  person  than  the  Grand  Master  of  the 
Grand  Lodge,  and  it  was  feared  that  whatever  he  did  would 
receive  the  approbation  of  the  Grand  Lodge.  After  corre- 
spondence among  the  Lodges,  much  discussion,  and  many  ex- 
planations, it  was  found  that  the  whole  thing  was  a  mistake, 
the  Grand  Master  denied  that  he  ever  did  any  such  thing,  and 
constituent  Lodges  took  steps  to  muffle  their  protests.  Macon 
Lodge  rescinded  its  former  action,  and  went  on  record  as 
sadly  regretting  its  part  in  the  case,  explaining  that  it  had 
been  misled,  and  there  it  ended. 

Mexican  War  Dispensation 
In  1845  the  Grand  Master  issued  his  Dispensation  author- 
izing Macon  Lodge  to  confer  Degrees  regardless  of  time,  upon 
men  who  enlisted  in  the  Mexican  War.  On  May  20,  1846  Bro. 
Isaac  C.  Pugh  was  Elected,  Initiated,  Passed,  and  Raised,  and 
Bro.  John  P.  Post  was  Elected,  Others  were  given  Degrees 
under  this  Dispensation,  but  there  seems  to  have  been  only 
one  all  day  Meeting. 

Funeral  of  First  W.  Master 

On  November  1,  1846,  the  Lodge  went  to  the  home  of  Bro. 
John  P.  Tinbrook,  in  Monticello,  and  conducted  the  last  rites 
over  the  remains  of  Bro.  George  A.  Patterson,  first  Worship- 
ful Master  of  our  Lodge.  No  record  of  the  funeral,  beyond 
the  merest  mention,  was  preserved.  The  casket  was  borne 
to  the  old  Cemetery  in  Monticello,  and  there  interred,  but 
whether  the  remains  are  there  now  is  doubtful.  Many  remains 
were  removed  to  another  Cemetery  in  after  years,  and  if  our 
first  Worshipful  Master  yet  sleeps  in  the  old  Cemetery,  his 
grave  is  unmarked. 


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No  Dancing  in  the  Lodge  Room 

At  the  meeting  of  January  29,  1848,  some  of  the  brethren 
proposed  that  the  Lodge  room  be  rented  to  some  citizens  for 
the  purpose  of  holding  a  ball,  but  a  resolution  to  that  effect 
was  voted  down  by  eleven  to  ten. 

MoNTiCELLO  Lodge  Started 

On  March  11,  Brethren  James  J.  Patterson,  William 
Marquis,  William  Leforge,  and  Samuel  Bender,  all  took  their 
Dimits  for  the  purpose  of  joining  in  the  formation  of  a  new 
Lodge  at  Monticello. 

W.  Master  Offered  Resignation 

On  March  18,  J.  Y.  Braden,  the  Junior  Warden,  resigned, 
and  Jerome  R.  Gorin,  the  Senior  Warden  took  his  Dimit.  On 
March  24,  Hosea  J.  Armstrong,  the  Worshipful  Master, 
offered  his  resignation,  but  the  Lodge  refused  to  receive  it. 

Education  of  Orphans 

On  June  24,  1848,  a  letter  was  received  from  Bro.  Joseph  C. 
Ketchum,  proposing  a  plan  for  the  education  of  orphans  of 
Masons.  For  a  long  time  the  tuition  of  children  was  an  ex- 
pensive proposition,  the  only  schools  being  conducted  by  private 
individuals,  at  such  sums  as  they  saw  fit  to  charge  or  could 
obtain.  The  Lodge  appointed  a  committee  composed  of 
Brethren  West,  Prather  and  Pugh,  who  reported  a  plan 
whereby  the  purpose  could  be  accomplished,  by  means  of  a 
fund  to  be  raised  by  annual  assessments  of  one  dollar  per 
member  of  each  subordinate  Lodge,  to  be  paid  into  the  Grand 
Lodge  and  distributed  equitably  among  the  subordinate 
Lodges.  This  plan  was  sent  in  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  an 
arrangement  made  in  accordance  therewith.  Something  of 
the  kind  became  a  necessity,  as  there  was  no  school  taxation 
until  1851,  no  State  School  Law  until  1855,  and  no  free 
public  school  building  constructed  until  1856. 


58  history  of  macon  lodge  no.  8,  a.  f.  &  a.  m. 

New  By-Laws  in  1849 

On  January  6,  1849,  a  complete  new  set  of  By-Laws  was 
adopted  by  Macon  Lodge,  and  one  hundred  copies  printed 
and  distributed  among  the  members.  On  May  29,  the  Secre- 
tary was  instructed  to  procure  a  lightning  rod  for  the  building. 

Instruction  in  the  Work 

On  June  23,  1849,  the  Lodge  resolved  to  invite  the  Grand 
Lecturer  to  come  to  Decatur,  and  at  its  meeting  of  June  30, 
had  the  pleasure  of  meeting  Bro.  William  A.  Dickey,  Grand 
Lecturer  of  the  State  of  Illinois,  in  the  Lodge.  He  remained 
until  July  4,  instructing  the  brethren  in  the  Work,  and  was 
listened  to  with  great  attention.  On  July  3,  he  delivered 
the  Lectures  in  full  in  the  Second  and  Third  Degrees,  probably 
the  first  time  they  were  heard  within  the  four  walls  of  Macon 
Lodge.  The  Grand  Lecturer  was  a  great  man  and  Mason. 
It  was  amazing  "That  one  small  head  could  carry  all  he 
knew." 

G.  L.  By-Laws  Rejected 

During  the  year  1849  a  new  Constitution  and  By-Laws  for 
the  Grand  Lodge  were  submitted  to  Macon  Lodge,  and  to  the 
other  constituent  Lodges  of  the  State,  for  their  approval.  On 
September  8  the  Lodge  took  a  vote  on  them,  and  rejected  them, 
and  also  resolved  not  to  send  a  representative  to  Grand  Lodge 
at  its  session  of  that  year.  Macon  Lodge  paid  up  its  Grand 
Lodge  dues,  however,  and  also  an  assessment  of  fifty  cents  per 
member  to  the  Grand  Education  Fund. 

Mt.  Pulaski  Lodge  Recommended 

At  its  meeting  of  November  24,  1849,  the  Lodge  voted  to 
recommend  the  petition  of  the  brethren  at  Mt.  Pulaski  for 
a  new  Lodge. 

Grand  Lodge  at  Chicago 

Grand  Lodge  that  year  was  held  at  Chicago,  a  little  too  far 
away  for  Macon  Lodge  to  indulge  in  the  luxury  of  a  G.  L. 
Representative,  consequently  Macon  Lodge  was  not  repre- 
sented in  that  meeting  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 


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G.  L.  Records  Burned 

At  the  Grand  Lodge  meeting  in  1849,  it  was  resolved  that 
the  proceedings  of  the  Grand  Lodge  to  date,  together  with  a 
digest  of  all  the  laws,  rules  and  edicts  in  force,  be  printed 
and  bound  by  the  firm  of  Pickett  and  Davis,  of  Peoria.  To 
facilitate  the  work  the  Grand  Secretary  collected  all  the 
records  of  the  Grand  Lodge  at  the  printing  house  of  this 
firm.  On  February  10,  1850,  before  the  work  of  printing  and 
binding  was  completed,  the  building  caught  fire  and  all  the 
Records  of  the  Grand  Lodge  were  destroyed.  Many  of  the 
printed  Proceedings  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  prior  to  the  fire,  had 
been  distributed  about  the  State,  and  could  be  replaced,  but 
the  original  Record  of  the  Session  of  1849  had  not  been 
printed  and  could  not  be  supplied. 

Grand  Lodge  at  Springfield 

On  April  8,  1850,  the  Grand  Master  called  the  Grand  Lodge 
together  at  Springfield,  for  the  purpose  of  restoring  the  lost 
Records.  After  appointing  appropriate  Committees,  the  ques- 
tion of  a  Supreme  Grand  Lodge  for  the  United  States  came 
up,  and  the  proposition  to  name  delegates  for  the  purpose  of 
organizing  a  Supreme  Grand  Lodge  was  rejected  by  a  vote  of 
21  to  15.  Since  that  time,  any  move  toward  a  Supreme  Grand 
Lodge  has  been  considered  unadvisable.  Each  Grand  Lodge 
regards  itself  as  supreme  in  its  own  jurisdiction.  Although 
uniformity  of  ritual  and  procedure  might  at  times  prove  con- 
venient, on  the  whole  each  Grand  Lodge  feels  that  it  should 
be  unhampered  in  the  means  and  methods  which  it  sees  fit  to 
adopt  in  accomplishing  its  purposes.  At  the  Springfield  Ses- 
sion, the  Committee  appointed  to  provide  the  Proceedings  of 
October,  1849,  did  its  work  admirably,  compiling  an  account 
which  was  found  to  be  accurate  and  complete.  No  repre- 
sentation of  Macon  Lodge  in  the  1849  Session  is  shown,  but 
Macon  Lodge  was  represented  at  the  Springfield  Session  in 
1850. 


6o  history  of  macon  lodge  no.  8,  a.  f.  &  a.  m. 

The  Gold  Seekers 

In  1849  the  California  gold  fever  reached  Decatur,  Richard 
Oglesby  organized  a  mule  train,  with  eight  men  from  this  vic- 
inity, appointed  Bro.  Henry  Prather  captain  over  the  party, 
and  they  went  to  California  in  search  of  gold.  There  is  no 
record  of  how  many  Macon  Lodge  men  went  in  this  party,  nor 
what  was  the  outcome  of  the  journey.  In  1850  another  party 
was  organized  at  Decatur,  with  fifteen  covered  wagons  and 
about  Eighty  men.  In  the  latter  party  were  John  Sawyer, 
Hosea  J.  Armstrong,  and  Mason  Packard,  of  Macon  Lodge. 
They  left  Decatur  on  March  25,  1850,  and  took  three  weeks 
to  reach  Quincy.  In  the  Desert  the  mules  became  sick,  and 
the  party  became  scattered.  They  were  in  a  hurry  to  reach 
California,  and  as  rapidly  as  the  teams  became  unable  to  keep 
up  they  were  left  behind.  John  Sawyer  was  with  the  first 
wagon  to  cross  the  mountains.  Henry  Prather  and  John 
Sawyer  returned  to  Decatur,  wiser  and  richer  men  for  the  trip. 
Hosea  J.  Armstrong  took  his  Dimit  with  him,  and  did  not 
return.  Benjamin  F.  M.  (Mason)  Packard  remained  in  Cali- 
fornia, and  was  said  to  be  there  in  the  year  1908,  which  is  the 
last  word  from  him. 

Clinton  Lodge  Started 

On  March  15,  1850,  Macon  Lodge  voted  to  recommend  the 
Petition  of  the  Brethren  at  Clinton,  asking  for  a  Dispensation 
to  organize  a  Masonic  Lodge  at  that  City. 

The  First  Carpet 

On  April  20,  1850,  Macon  Lodge  ordered  its  first  carpet. 
On  June  24,  1850,  John  P.  Post  was  Initiated  by  unanimous 
consent  over  four  years  after  he  was  elected. 

A  Grand  Celebration 

A  number  of  times  in  the  past,  Macon  Lodge  had  appointed 
committees  for  the  purpose  of  investigating  the  prospects  for 
a  celebration.     The  reports  of  these  committees  always  were 


A  NEW  HOME  6l 

that  a  celebration  was  not  advisable,  owing  to  financial  condi- 
tions. On  May  31,  1851,  it  was  resolved  to  commemorate 
the  coming  St.  John's  Day,  and  to  invite  the  wives,  sisters  and 
daughters  of  Macon  Lodge  members  to  participate.  On  June 
24,  1851,  which  was  St.  John's  Day,  the  Decatur  Band  marched 
to  the  Lodge  building,  where  the  Brethren  had  assembled,  es- 
corted the  procession  to  where  the  ladies  were  waiting,  and 
then  all  proceeded  to  the  orchard  of  James  Renshaw,  under 
the  direction  of  Bro.  Isaac  C.  Pugh,  Grand  Marshal  of  the 
Day.  At  the  orchard  an  oration  was  delivered  by  Bro.  J.  W. 
Mitchell,  M.  W.  Past  Grand  Master  of  Missouri,  after  which 
the  procession  was  formed  and  marched  to  the  residence  of 
Bro.  Henry  M.  Brown,  where  a  sumptuous  dinner  was  served. 
After  dinner  the  procession  was  again  formed,  marched 
around  town  regaling  the  citizens  with  music  and  good  cheer, 
bade  the  ladies  goodby,  and  returned  to  the  Lodge  Room. 
Resolutions  of  thanks  were  then  adopted,  expressing  the 
gratitude  of  the  brethren  to  Bro.  Mitchell  for  his  masterly 
oration,  to  Bro.  Brown  for  his  hospitality,  to  the  band  for  the 
music,  and  to  the  citizens  of  Decatur  for  the  interest  shown 
in  the  event.  The  oration  was  sent  to  the  Masonic  Signet  for 
publication,  and  the  Decatur  Gazette,  the  new  newspaper,  was 
requested  to  do  justice  to  the  occasion.  This  was  the  first  big 
celebration  which   Macon  Lodge  had   ever  undertaken. 

Death  of  Worshipful  Master 

In  November,  1852,  Worshipful  Master  Charles  H.  Pringle 
died,  the  only  Worshipful  Master  of  the  Lodge  to  die  while 
in  office.  The  Senior  Warden,  Abraham  B.  Bunn,  then  as- 
sumed the  powers  and  prerogatives  of  Worshipful  Master, 
but  only  until  the  next  meeting,  when  the  officers  elected  No- 
vember 20,  1852,  took  their  positions.  On  March  19,  1853, 
the  Secretary  was  ordered  to  procure  a  seal  for  the  Lodge. 
On  June  10,  1854,  the  use  of  the  Hall  was  granted  to  the 
Royal  Arch  Chapter  about  to  be  established  in  Decatur.  On 
January  27,  1855,  the  Lodge  recommended  the  Petition  of  the 
brethren  at  Moweaqua  to  form  a  new  Lodge.     On  February 


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3,  1855,  the  Lodge  disposed  of  its  old  globe  lamps  and  ob- 
tained spirit  lamps.  On  October  20,  1855,  Articles  of  In- 
corporation were  adopted,  spread  upon  the  records,  and  the 
seal  of  the  Lodge  affixed.  At  this  meeting  an  elaborate  plan 
was  presented,  for  the  erection  of  a  three  story  building  by 
Macon  Lodge  No.  8,  Macon  Chapter  No.  21,  Decatur  Lodge 
No.  65  and  Celestial  Lodge  No.  186,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  the  first  two 
floors  and  basement  to  be  rented  out  for  the  income,  and  the 
third  floor  to  be  devoted  to  Lodge  purposes  under  arrange- 
ments to  be  made  between  the  different  Lodges.  Committees 
were  appointed,  and  great  interest  was  aroused  in  the  scheme, 
but  it  expired  a  victim  to  the  inability  of  the  different  com- 
mittees to  arrange  the  details  and  provide  for  the  necessary 
money.  On  December  22,  1855,  the  Lodge  held  a  reception 
for  the  new  Worshipful  Master,  David  P.  Bunn.  On  De- 
cember 27,  1855,  Bro.  Jerome  R.  Gorin  moved  that  the  Lodge 
purchase  the  building  in  which  it  was  meeting,  which  motion 
prevailed,  and  a  committee  was  appointed  to  attend  to  the 
details. 

Purchase  of  Masonic  Hall 

On  January  30,  1856,  the  Lodge  decided  to  buy  some  ap- 
paratus for  the  second  Degree,  and  on  February  10,  a  Masonic 
Lexicon  was  obtained.  A  motion  to  buy  the  twelve  feet  ad- 
joining the  Lodge  property  on  the  east  was  carried,  a  com- 
mittee appointed  to  borrow  the  money  to  pay  for  it,  and  an- 
other committee  appointed  to  rent  the  school  room  on  the  first 
floor  and  collect  the  rents.  The  school  room  was  rented  to 
a  private  teacher,  who  made  up  a  class  and  conducted  the 
school  as  a  private  enterprise.  On  April  14,  1856,  the  prop- 
erty upon  which  the  building  stood  was  conveyed  by  David 
L.  Allen  and  Thomas  H.  Read  to  the  Trustees  of  Schools,  in 
trust  for  the  benefit  of  School  District  number  one  and  for 
the  use  of  schools  held  in  the  building.  The  consideration 
was  five  dollars.  Macon  Lodge  still  held  its  ninety-nine  year 
lease  on  the  second  floor.  On  December  2,  1856,  the  school 
trustees,  becoming  dissatisfied  with  the  condition  of  the  prop- 


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erty,  sold  it  at  auction,  and  no  one  else  caring  to  invest  in  it 
subject  to  a  ninety-nine  year  lease,  Macon  Lodge  bought  it 
for  one  thousand  dollars.  After  some  repairing,  repapering, 
and  repainting,  this  building  was  occupied  for  school  purposes 
until  1866,  about  three  years  after  the  Lodge  moved  away 
from  it. 

New  Hall  Again  Discussed 

On  January  10,  1857,  Macon  Lodge  made  arrangements  for 
the  use  of  the  Hall  by  the  Royal  Arch  Chapter  and 
Beaumanoir  Commandery,  and  raised  the  Entered  Apprentice 
fee  to  ten  dollars.  On  March  7  the  rentals  of  the  Chapter 
and  Commandery  were  fixed  at  thirty-five  dollars  per  year  for 
the  Chapter,  beginning  January  1,  1856,  and  twenty-five  dollars 
for  the  Commandery  beginning  January  1,  1857.  Agitation 
for  a  new  Hall  again  appeared,  committees  being  appointed 
to  see  what  could  be  done  toward  obtaining  subscriptions  to 
stock  in  a  Masonic  edifice.  The  Worshipful  Master  and 
Wardens  were  instructed  to  borrow  enough  money  to  pay  for 
the  property  which  the  Lodge  owned.  On  October  31,  1857, 
a  visiting  brother  from  San  Francisco,  presented  to  the  Lodge 
a  copy  of  Anderson's  Old  Constitutions,  and  three  candle- 
sticks for  the  altar.  The  day  after  Christmas  Bro.  William 
L.  Hammer  presented  a  set  of  working  tools. 

Two  Stewards 

In  1858,  for  the  first  time  in  its  career,  the  Lodge  had  two 
Stewards.  The  Lodge  figured  up  its  indebtedness  for  real 
estate,  amounting  to  over  six  hundred  dollars,  and  called  a 
meeting  on  February  6,  to  discuss  ways  and  means  to  pay  it 
off.  On  February  11  the  brethren  subscribed  two  hundred 
and  ninety-five  dollars,  which  with  the  rents,  amounted  to  al- 
most four  hundred  dollars.  This  money  was  due  for  the 
twelve  foot  strip  fronting  on  North  Park  Street,  and  adjoin- 
ing the  Lodge  premises  on  the  east,  of  which  the  Lodge  had 
become  owner. 


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Miscellaneous  Business 

On  September  1,  the  lower  rooms  and  the  hall  were  fixed  up 
again,  and  a  Lodge  of  Instruction  was  voted  the  use  of  the 
hall.  In  November  the  School  Board  had  a  meeting,  and  de- 
cided to  open  a  school  on  the  lower  floor  of  the  Masonic  build- 
ing, and  to  employ  a  teacher  from  Maroa  to  conduct  the  school 
and  do  the  janitor  work  at  thirty-five  dollars  per  month. 

At  the  beginning  of  the  year  1859,  Ionic  Lodge  U.  D.  rented 
the  Macon  Lodge  Room  for  fifty-five  dollars  per  year.  At 
a  meeting  of  Macon  Lodge  held  February  12,  the  first  exam- 
ination of  a  candidate  is  mentioned,  John  Leiby  being  required 
to  demonstrate  his  proficiency  before  being  advanced.  On 
March  12,  a  motion  to  donate  twenty-five  dollars  toward  the 
improvement  of  New  Square  was  lost,  on  account  of  financial 
conditions.  A  real  attempt  was  made  to  induce  all  unaffiliated 
Masons  to  join  a  Lodge.  The  Grand  Lodge  By-Laws  were 
sent  to  all  of  them,  and  a  committee  waited  upon  them  and  gave 
them  a  lot  of  good  advice.  On  June  2,  1860,  the  Lodge  or- 
dered suitable  clothing  for  Initiations. 

Salary  of  Secretary 

In  the  year  1860,  it  was  resolved  that  the  Secretary  should 
receive  thirty  dollars  per  year  for  his  services,  subtracting  two 
dollars  for  each  meeting  which  he  missed,  five  dollars  for  each 
quarterly  meeting  missed,  and  the  entire  salary  if  he  failed 
to  post  up  the  accounts  of  all  the  members  at  the  end  of  the 
year.  So,  on  December  24,  1860,  the  Secretary,  having  been 
faithful  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties,  received  thirty  dollars 
salary.  At  the  same  time  retiring  Worshipful  Master,  Senior 
Warden,  Junior  Warden,  and  Deacons,  were  each  presented 
with  a  little  present  in  the  shape  of  a  volume  of  Mrs.  Munday's 
Poems.  On  February  23,  1861,  it  was  made  the  duty  of  the 
Secretary  to  collect  all  rents,  and  the  Grand  Lodge  proceedings 
from  1840  to  1860  were  ordered  to  be  collected  and  bound. 
On  June  21  the  Lodge  endeavored  to  show  its  appreciation 
of  the  Decatur  Cornet  Band  by  donating  thirty  dollars  to 
that  organization. 


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Civil  War  Dispensation 
In  1862  Macon  Lodge  procured  a  Dispensation  to  confer 
degrees  upon  prospective  soldiers  regardless  of  time  or  pro- 
ficiency, and  compiled  an  alphabetical  list  of  the  members  of 
the  Lodge.  On  August  26,  27,  28,  29,  September  1,  2  and 
3,  the  Lodge  worked  all  day  and  evening,  stopping  only  for 
necessary  refreshment.  For  the  next  three  years,  many  De- 
grees were  conferred  under  Dispensation. 

Masonic  Hall  Vacated 
On  January  31,  1863  a  motion  was  made  that  the  Lodge 
rent  the  Wide  Awake  Hall  over  the  New  York  Store,  and 
move  into  it,  but  on  March  28  a  motion  to  remain  perma- 
nently in  the  Masonic  Building  prevailed.  Upon  reconsider- 
ation, a  committee  was  appointed  to  meet  with  committees 
from  Ionic  Lodge,  Macon  Chapter  and  Beaumanoir  Com- 
mandery,  and  make  arrangements  for  moving,  and  the  Wor- 
shipful Master  and  Wardens  were  directed  to  find  tenants 
for  the  old  Lodge  Rooms.  On  June  24,  1863,  the  committee 
reported  that  the  new  hall  was  being  fitted  up  and  would  be 
ready  in  a  few  days,  and  before  the  end  of  the  month  all  the 
lodges  moved  into  the  Carter  and  Stapp  Buildings  at  No.  139 
North  Water  Street.  The  third  floors  of  both  buildings,  which 
adjoined  each  other,  one  owned  by  Elisha  D.  Carter  and  the 
other  by  Dr.  J.  T.  B.  Stapp,  were  arranged  into  quarters  for 
the  accommodation  of  the  Masonic  brethren.  The  plat  which 
we  are  publishing  was  drawn  by  Bro.  James  S.  Carter,  and 
gives  a  fair  idea  of  the  location  and  dimensions  of  the  differ- 
ent rooms  and  apartments.  The  illustration  includes  only  a 
part  of  the  Stapp  Building.  The  stairway  was  at  the  North 
of  the  Stapp  Building,  too  far  North  to  show  in  our  illustra- 
tion, and  the  Preparation  Room  and  some  other  rooms  were 
in  the  Stapp  Building.  The  main  Lodge  Room,  however, 
was  in  the  Carter  Building,  a  fairly  good  picture  of  which  is 
shown  here.  On  August  14,  1863,  Macon  Lodge  leased  the 
Hall  at  the  corner  of  Water  and  Park  Streets  to  the  School 
Directors,  to  be  used  as  a  school  room,  at  the  rental  of  One 
Hundred  Twenty-five  Dollars  per  year. 


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The  Grand  Master  Visits  Macon  Lodge 

The  next  Meeting  of  importance  in  the  history  of  the  Lodge 
occurred  in  January  of  the  year  1864.  on  the  twenty-seventh  of 
that  month  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master  responded  to 
an  invitation  to  visit  Macon  Lodge,  by  attending  a  Meeting 
and  presiding  in  the  East  during  the  conferring  of  a  Degree. 
He  expressed  his  interest  in  the  affairs  of  the  Lodge,  as  well 
as  his  pleasure  at  the  entertainment  provided  for  him.  In 
December  of  the  same  year,  the  matter  of  selling  the  old  build- 
ing at  the  corner  of  Water  and  Park  Streets  came  up  again, 
and  a  committee,  which  was  appointed  to  consider  the  advis- 
ability of  such  a  sale,  reported  that  the  Lodge  had  no  use  for 
the  money,  and  had  a  fair  income  from  the  property,  so  noth- 
ing was  done  at  that  time.  In  1865  the  Lodges  meeting  in 
the  same  hall  endeavored  to  arrange  an  equitable  adjustment  of 
the  running  expenses,  which  resulted  in  an  agreement  that 
each  should  pay  one-fourth. 

The  Burial  of  Lincoln 

Immediately  after  the  assassination  of  President  Abraham 
Lincoln,  which  occurred  on  April  14,  1865,  perhaps  every 
Masonic  Lodge  in  Illinois  resolved  to  attend  the  funeral  in 
Masonic  clothing,  if  possible.  The  funeral  occurred  on  May 
4,  thousands  of  Masons  from  all  over  the  United  States  being 
in  the  procession,  but  our  Records  are  silent  as  to  Macon  Lodge 
members  who  were  there.  At  the  Meeting  of  May  6  the 
Lodge  adopted  Resolutions  regretting  the  sad  occurrence,  by 
which  the  life  of  the  great  Lincoln  came  to  its  unexpected  end, 
and   expressing   the    deep   sorrow    of    the    Brethren.     These 


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Resolutions  remain  spread  at  large  upon  our  Records.  On 
June  3  Macon  Lodge  made  a  contribution  to  the  Lincoln 
Monument  Fund. 

Macon  Lodge  Acquires  a  Lambskin 

On  October  28,  1865,  Bro.  Jerome  R.  Gorin  presented  Macon 
Lodge  with  three  new  gavels,  made  by  George  Mason,  of  Rich- 
land County,  also  a  Lambskin  "for  the  use  of  the  Lodge," 
which  probably  was  the  first  real  Lambskin  which  Macon 
Lodge  ever  possessed,  to  be  used  for  the  purposes  intended. 

Lodge  Funds  Invested 

On  February  24,  1866,  it  was  resolved  that  the  surplus  funds 
of  the  Lodge  be  invested  in  United  States  Government  Bonds 
drawing  seven  and  one-half  per  cent.  A  new  Ballot  Box  had 
found  its  way  into  the  Lodge  Room,  and  was  adopted  and  put 
in  use,  but  no  one  seemed  to  know  how  it  came  there.  Inquiry 
failed  to  reveal  the  donor  for  several  weeks,  but  finally  one 
of  the  brethren  drew  a  resolution,  which  was  adopted  at  the 
Meeting  of  March  29,  1866,  amid  much  merriment,  extending 
the  gratitude  of  the  Lodge  to  Bro.  Wilson  Hoag  for  the  Bal- 
lot Box ;  and  as  Bro.  Hoag  made  no  denial  it  was  assumed 
that  the  sentiments  of  the  Lodge  were  properly  directed. 

On  May  26,  1866,  the  Lodge  resolved  to  celebrate  another 
St.  John's  Day,  which  was  done  June  25,  but  no  record  has 
been  preserved  of  the  event,  excepting  that  Macon  Lodge  paid 
two-thirds  of  the  expenses.  On  June  23  the  Record  discloses 
a  resolution  providing  that  punishment  shall  be  meted  out  to 
members  who  fail  to  pay  their  Dues,  which  the  Secretary  has 
entitled  "Res.  to  Smash  dead  heads."  The  first  recorded  Sus- 
pension for  non-payment  of  Dues  occurred  on  November  12, 
1866.  On  September  22  of  the  same  year  the  Lodge  voted  on 
proposed  Amendments  to  the  Grand  Lodge  By-Laws,  and 
decided  to  retain  that  Section  which  prohibited  negro  or 
mulatto  visitors  from  entering  the  Lodge  Rooms.  Macon 
Lodge  and  Ionic  Lodge  joined  in  the  purchase  of  a  Low 
Twelve  Bell  on  October  20th. 


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The  Lodge  Begins  to  Save  Money 

On  March  10,  1867,  it  was  resolved  that  Macon  Lodge  keep 
Twenty-five  Dollars  on  hand  for  running  expenses,  and  that 
all  surplus  monies  be  invested  in  United  States  Bonds  drawing 
seven  and  one-half  per  cent.  On  April  13,  the  Finance  Com- 
mittee reporting  over  Nine  Hundred  Dollars  on  hand,  it  was 
resolved  that  One  Thousand  Dollars  be  invested  in  one  year 
School  Bonds  drawing  ten  per  cent.  This  was  not  regarded 
as  the  wisest  thing  to  do,  as  an  investment,  the  market  for 
local  School  Bonds  being  somewhat  restricted,  but  the  school 
authorities  needed  the  money  and  were  willing  to  pay  a  good 
rate  for  it,  and  subsequent  events  proved  the  transaction  en- 
tirely safe. 

Library  Started 

Nothing  further  of  historical  moment  in  general  occurred 
until  the  year  1868.  Macon  Lodge  then  began  to  acquire  a 
library.  It  will  be  noticed,  in  the  perusal  of  this  record,  that 
if  Macon  Lodge  had  taken  care  of  its  books,  and  given  some 
attention  to  the  literary  side  of  Masonry,  it  could  have  pos- 
sessed a  library  which,  without  doubt,  cannot  be  acquired  at 
this  time.  In  1868  Bro.  Jerome  R.  Gorin,  who  was  anxious 
that  Macon  Lodge  should  have  a  good  library,  presented  the 
Lodge  a  number  of  valuable  books,  and  a  complete  set  of  Grand 
Lodge  Proceedings.  A  Mitchell  History  of  Masonry  was 
purchased  early  in  the  same  year,  and  placed  in  the  Lodge 
library.  We  still  have  a  few  of  the  volumes  which  Bro.  Gorin 
presented  to  the  Lodge,  but  the  larger  number  of  them  have 
long  since  disappeared.  Nathan  L.  Krone,  when  Secretary  of 
the  Lodge,  gave  one  set  of  the  Grand  Lodge  Proceedings  to 
the  Grand  Secretary,  and  the  remaining  set  has  become  broken, 
more  than  twenty  years  being  missing. 

Grand  Master  Gorin  Installs  Officers 

On  New  Year's  Day,  1868,  M.  W.  Grand  Master  Jerome  R. 
Gorin  visited  a  Meeting  of  Macon  Lodge,  and  officiated  at  the 
public  Installation  of  Officers  of  Macon  Lodge,  held  that  even- 


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ing.  The  Ceremony  of  Installation  was  conducted  by  the  M. 
W.  Grand  Master,  in  the  presence  of  Masons  and  their 
families,  who  crowded  the  room.  The  Installation  was  fol- 
lowed by  an  Address,  delivered  by  Bro.  L.  B.  Carpenter,  who 
became  a  member  of  Macon  Lodge  the  third  day  following. 
On  February  12,  1868,  the  birthday  anniversary  of  Abraham 
Lincoln,  Macon  and  Ionic  Lodges  held  a  joint  Meeting  and 
banquet,  when  two  Candidates  were  Raised  to  the  Sublime 
Degree,  one  for  each  Lodge. 

The  Lodge  Rooms  Rearranged 

Negotiations  were  taken  up  for  new  Lodge  quarters,  the 
condition  of  the  premises  in  the  Carter  and  Stapp  buildings 
being  very  unsatisfactory.  A  committee  was  appointed  to 
find  a  new  location,  and  reported  that  if  the  proprietors  of 
the  premises  then  occupied  by  the  Lodges  would  make  some 
repairs  and  do  some  reconstructing,  the  probabilities  were  that 
the  Lodges  had  better  remain  there.  After  reviewing  the 
situation,  the  owners  of  those  buildings  concluded  to  do  this 
work,  if  the  Lodges  would  enter  into  new  leases.  Con- 
sequently, on  the  fourth  day  of  July,  1868.  a  contract  was 
closed  in  accordance  with  terms  agreed  upon  between  the  par- 
ties, and  in  October  the  premises  were  rearranged  to  suit  the 
Lodges.  On  October  5,  1868,  the  Corner  Stone  of  the  new 
State  House  at  Springfield  was  laid  by  the  M.  W.  Grand  Mas- 
ter, and  Macon  Lodge  was  invited  to  be  present  upon  the 
occasion,  but  our  Record  does  not  inform  us  whether  the  Lodge 
was  there  or  not.  On  November  28,  Macon  and  Ionic  Lodges 
joined  in  the  purchase  of  a  hand  painting  of  "Washington 
Closing  the  Lodge,"  a  picture  famous  in  Masonic  History. 

In  March,  1869,  the  quarters  used  by  Macon  Lodge  were 
fitted  with  gas  piping,  the  simple  gas  jet  being  affixed,  and  the 
dangerous  and  awkward  oil  lamps  were  forever  relegated  to 
the  fading  past.  In  this  year  an  attempt  was  made  to  get  up 
another  festival,  and  considerable  discussion  was  given  to  the 
matter,  but  interest  lapsed  as  the  end  of  the  year  approached, 
and  nothing  was  done. 


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Bro.  Krone  Made  Custodian 

On  January  15,  1870,  a  Trustee  of  the  property  of  Macon 
Lodge  was  appointed,  somewhat  similar  to  the  present  agent 
of  the  Worshipful  Master,  called  the  Custodian.  Of  course, 
no  title  to  any  property  vested  in  him,  the  Lodge  being  a  cor- 
poration capable  of  holding  title  in  itself.  The  first  Trustee 
mentioned  in  the  Records,  was  the  Secretary  of  the  Lodge, 
Bro.  Nathan  L.  Krone,  whose  business  it  was  to  look  after 
the  property  of  the  Lodge,  and  to  attend  to  the  interest  of 
Macon  Lodge  in  its  share  of  the  personal  property  which 
belonged  to  all  the  Lodges  jointly.  On  June  16  a  new  set  of 
By-Laws  was  adopted,  and  on  July  9  the  Lodge  became  the 
recipient  of  three  new  gavels.  On  June  3,  1871,  the  fees  for 
the  Degrees  were  raised  to  Twenty-five  Dollars,  and  on  Sep- 
tember 23,  Fifty  Dollars  was  appropriated  to  the  purchase  of 
Cemetery  Lots. 

On  May  18,  1872,  Decatur  Chapter,  O.  E.  S.,  was  voted 
the  use  of  the  Lodge  Room  upon  payment  of  its  share  of  the 
running  expenses,  but  was  exempted  from  payment  of  rent. 
This  Chapter  did  not  materialize,  however.  On  July  20  a 
committee  was  again  appointed  to  hunt  up  some  new  Lodge 
Rooms.  Some  of  the  brethren  were  not  contented  with  the 
joint  arrangement  and  the  Lodge  quarters,  and  were  con- 
tinually agitating  the  subject  of  a  new  location. 

Request  for  Dimit  Held  Over 

On  September  14,  1872,  the  practice  of  holding  a  request  for 
a  Dimit  from  one  meeting  to  another  began.  The  request  of 
Bro.  Charles  Nichols  for  a  Dimit  was  read,  and  laid  over 
until  the  next  Regular  Meeting. 

Looking  for  Better  Quarters 

On  January  11,  1873,  the  last  payment  was  made  on  the  lot 
on  North  Park  Street.  The  rent  of  the  first  floor  of  the 
Masonic  Building  at  Water  and  Park  Streets  was  raised  to 
Four  Hundred  Dollars  per  year.     This  is  about  the  time  the 


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second  picture  in  our  illustrations  was  taken.  On  September 
6  a  committee  was  appointed  to  ascertain  how  much  stock 
would  be  subscribed  to  a  new  Masonic  building  proposition. 
Another  committee  was  appointed  to  appraise  all  the  property, 
both  real  and  personal,  owned  by  Macon  Lodge.  On  Novem- 
ber 29  a  committee  was  appointed  to  learn  if  the  other  Lodges 
would  join  in  the  purchase  of  an  organ,  but  the  report  of  the 
committee  was  laid  on  the  table. 

Worshipful  Master  Elect  Not  Installed 

At  the  election  of  officers  for  Macon  Lodge  held  at  the  end 
of  the  year  1872,  Bro.  Henry  Bishop  was  elected  Worshipful 
Master  for  the  year  1873,  but  was  never  installed.  W.  Bro. 
William  H.  Gipson  therefore  served  the  Lodge  as  Worshipful 
Master  for  and  during  the  year  1873.  Bro.  Bishop  belonged 
to  the  Lodge  for  a  long  time  after  that,  and  attended  Meetings 
and  served  on  committees.  No  reason  is  given  in  the  Records 
for  his  absence  from  the  installation  ceremonies,  nor  for  not 
installing  him  as  Worshipful  Master  at  some  subsequent  Meet- 
ing. 

The  First  General  School  of  Instruction 

On  January  29  and  30,  1874,  a  School  of  Instruction  was 
held  at  the  Lodge  Rooms,  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master 
being  present.  It  was  a  two-day  School,  Bro.  S.  L,  Mont- 
gomery receiving  the  first  Degree,  Brother  R.  M.  Machan  re- 
ceiving the  Second  Degree  on  the  afternoon  of  January  30, 
and  Bro.  Thomas  J.  Abel  receiving  the  Third  Degree  in 
the  evening.  This  School  of  Instruction  was  a  great  event  in 
Decatur  Masonry,  and  will  be  remembered  by  many  of  our 
brethren.  On  January  31  one  hundred  dollars  and  ten  cents 
real  estate  taxes  were  paid,  one  hundred  and  seventy-four 
dollars  and  thirteen  cents  was  expended  in  fitting  up  the 
Lodge  Rooms,  and  twenty  dollars  and  thirty-five  cents  was 
spent  for  matting  in  the  ante-room.  Thirty-three  cuspidors 
were  bought  also.  On  February  28,  1874,  five  hundred  dollars 
was  paid  to  apply  on  the  purchase  of  a  "brick  dwelling  house." 


72  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

On  September  19  the  fees  for  the  Degrees  were  increased  to 
thirty  dollars,  and  have  remained  at  thirty  dollars  ever  since. 

Another  Celebration  Contemplated 

In  the  year  1875  the  running  expenses  were  again  adjusted 
between  the  Lodges,  Macon  Lodge  to  pay  two-fifths,  Macon 
Chapter  two-fifths,  and  Beaumanoir  Commandery  one-fifth. 
The  real  estate  taxes  which  Macon  Lodge  paid  were  one  hun- 
dred and  forty-nine  dollars  and  sixty-three  cents.  On  June 
12  the  Lodge  tried  to  arouse  interest  in  another  St.  John's 
Day  festival,  and  a  committee  was  appointed  to  ascertain  what 
would  be  the  prospects  for  a  trip  to  Taylorville  and  a  big 
celebration.  The  committee  reported  that  the  trip  would  be 
possible,  on  the  Toledo,  Wabash  &  Western  Railway,  but  the 
brethren  would  have  to  go  on  the  local  freight  train  in  the 
morning,  and  return  on  the  local  freight  train  in  the  evening. 
Anyone  who  has  any  idea  of  local  freight  travel  at  that  time 
can  guess  the  outcome  of  the  project.  It  was  laid  on  the 
table. 

Property  Values  Increasing 

By  this  time  Macon  Lodge  had  acquired  the  small  two-story 
building  on  Park  Street,  a  dwelling  house  and  a  store  room. 
The  Lodge  rented  these  properties,  for  business  and  residence 
purposes  and  experienced  more  or  less  difficulty  in  collecting 
the  rents.  At  one  time  the  Lodge  was  compelled  to  eject  its 
tenants  from  the  store  room,  and  twice  it  ejected  the  tenants 
from  the  dwelling  house,  because  they  did  not  pay  their  rent. 
The  properties  were  steadily  growing  in  value,  but  they  were 
also  showing  the  wear  and  tear  of  time  and  use,  and  the  cost 
of  maintenance  amounted  to  considerable  money.  The 
Records  for  the  years  1876  and  1877  are  full  of  small  trans- 
actions, occasioned  by  repairs  on  real  estate.  The  brethren 
were  beginning  to  feel  that  they  could  devise  some  better 
arrangement  for  utilizing  these  properties  for  Lodge  pur- 
poses. 


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IN  CARTER  AND  STAPP  BUILDINGS  73 

A  Strange  Visitor 

On  December  27,  1876,  an  impostor  from  a  distant  State 
visited  Macon  Lodge,  witnessed  a  Third  Degree,  and  enjoyed 
the  sociability  and  entertainment  of  the  evening.  It  was  not 
until  about  two  weeks  afterward  that  the  Lodge  learned  that 
this  visitor  was  not  entitled  to  visit  a  Lodge. 

In  1878  the  Yellow  Fever  epidemic  raged  in  the  Southern 
States,  and  the  Northern  Lodges  were  called  upon  to  afford 
relief  to  their  Southern  brethren.  Probably  every  Lodge 
responded,  as  liberally  as  they  were  able,  Macon  Lodge  among 
the  rest.  The  tenant  in  the  old  Lodge  building  vacated  the 
premises,  and  the  Lodge  had  the  store  room  and  dwelling 
house  fixed  up  to  suits  the  tenants.  In  November  of  this  year 
Bro.  William  H.  Grindol  became  the  renter  of  the  marble 
shop,  which  was  the  first  floor  of  the  old  Masonic  building. 

At  the  election  of  officers  held  December  7,  1878,  our  late 
Bro.  Frederick  M.  Cox  was  elected  Worshipful  Master,  but 
he  begged  to  be  relieved  of  the  burdens  and  responsibilities  of 
the  office,  whereupon  the  election  was  declared  null,  and  our 
Bro.  Elisha  D.  Carter  was  elected. 

About  the  first  thing  the  Lodge  did  in  1879  was  to  procure 
a  suitable  arrangement  for  carrying  the  Great  Lights  at 
Masonic  funerals.  In  December  the  Grand  Lodge  asked  the 
Lodges  to  vote  on  an  amendment  to  the  Grand  Lodge  By- 
Laws,  providing  that  "This  Grand  Lodge  shall  be  known  by 
the  name  and  style  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State  of  Illinois 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons."  Macon  Lodge  voted  in  favor  of 
the  amendment. 

A  Movement  Toward  a  New  Temple 

The  brethren  who  wished  to  dispose  of  the  real  estate  held 
by  the  Lodge,  for  the  purpose  of  acquiring  a  Masonic  Temple, 
continued  to  agitate  the  question,  and  were  always  alert  to 
accept  an  opportunity  when  it  arose,  or  to  create  an  oppor- 
tunity if  they  could.  There  were  brethren  in  the  Lodge  who 
seemed  to  be  contented  with  progress  which  had  been  made, 
and  assumed  a  waiting  attitude.     When  James  W.  Haworth 


74  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

heard  that  Macon  Lodge  might  be  prepared  to  dispose  of  its 
property,  he  presented  a  proposition  at  the  Meeting  of  May 
22,  1880,  offering  to  accept  a  ninety-nine  year  lease  on  all  the 
real  estate.  This  offer  was  not  accepted,  but  following  in  its 
wake  considerable  efforts  were  made  to  arouse  interest  in  a 
stock  company,  to  be  organized  for  the  purpose  of  constructing 
and  owning  a  Masonic  Temple.  About  the  only  immediate 
result  of  this  movement  was  the  purchase  of  another  lot, 
which  occurred  on  June  25,  1880.  However,  this  did  not  con- 
tent the  brethren.  They  knew  their  need  of  better  quarters, 
and  wished  to  own  their  Temple.  On  February  12,  1881,  a 
committee  of  five  was  appointed,  consisting  of  Bro.  John 
Hatfield  the  Worshipful  Master,  and  Brethren  L,  L.  Haworth, 
D.  S.  Shellabarger,  A.  W.  Conklin,  and  John  Warren,  for  the 
purpose  of  advising  the  Lodge  as  to  the  best  method  of  obtain- 
ing a  new  Temple.  On  March  12  a  movement  was  started  to 
create  a  corporation,  for  the  purpose  of  building  and  owning  a 
Temple,  all  of  the  Masonic  Lodges  to  own  the  stock  and  elect 
the  Directors,  and  each  Lodge  to  take  a  Lease  from  the  cor- 
poration. After  much  discussion,  this  matter  was  put  to  a 
vote,  and  rejected.  Brethren  Jerome  R.  Gorin  and  Henry 
Bishop  were  added  to  the  new  Temple  committee.  On  May  7 
an  offer  was  received  for  the  purchase  of  all  the  property  of 
the  Lodge  for  Fourteen  Thousand  Dollars,  which  was  rejected. 
On  June  27  an  offer  from  James  W.  and  George  D.  Haworth 
to  purchase  all  the  real  estate  of  the  Lodge  for  Twelve  Thou- 
sand Dollars  was  discussed  in  an  informal  meeting,  and  re- 
fused. The  Lodge  was  then  opened  on  the  Third  Degree 
"without  form  or  ceremony"  and  the  offer  of  Messrs.  Haworth, 
being  renewed  for  Fourteen  Thousand  Dollars,  was  accepted. 
At  a  Meeting  on  September  8  the  matter  again  came  up,  and 
the  brethren  talked  so  late  at  night  that  there  was  not  time  to 
close  the  Lodge,  and  it  was  declared  closed  "without  form  or 
ceremony."  On  October  10  the  action  taken  on  June  27  was 
rescinded,  and  the  matter  stood  undecided  until  November  5, 
when  a  Motion  prevailed  to  sell  Lots  One,  Three  and  Four  to 
the  Messrs.  Haworth  for  Fourteen  Thousand  Dollars,  and  the 


IN  CARTER  AND  STAPP  BUILDINGS  75 

Worshipful  Master  and  Secretary  were  directed  to  execute 
proper  deeds  and  have  them  filed  before  the  next  Meeting,  On 
December  3  Brethren  W.  A.  Barnes,  George  W.  Bright,  and 
Jerome  R.  Gorin  were  appointed  to  select  a  location  for  a  new 
Masonic  Temple.  On  December  31  this  committee  was  dis- 
charged, and  Brethren  David  L.  Hughes,  William  H.  Gipson, 
W.  W.  Foster,  James  L.  Peake  and  Theodore  A.  Gehrman 
were  appointed  to  select  the  new  location. 

The  Masonic  Temple 

At  the  Meeting  of  January  28,  1882,  several  desirable  sites 
were  offered  to  the  Lodge  for  its  new  home,  and  many  more 
had  been  offered  to  the  committee.  The  Lodge  could  have  had 
fifty  feet  fronting  on  the  New  Square,  just  east  of  the  corner 
which  it  had  sold.  It  could  have  accepted  fifty  by  one  hundred 
fifty  feet  on  the  west  side  of  Water  Street,  facing  the  old  Court 
House,  about  the  middle  of  the  100  block  on  South  Water 
Street.  It  could  have  had  a  tract  further  South  on  Water 
Street.  But  the  opportunity  which  interested  the  committee 
and  the  Lodge  most  was  a  chance  to  purchase  Lot  Two  at  the 
corner  of  Water  and  William  Streets,  which  Bro.  James  S. 
Carter  offered  for  Four  Thousand  Five  Hundred  Dollars,  and 
then  to  exchange  the  South  twenty-six  feet  of  Lot  Two  to 
James  W.  Haworth  for  the  North  forty  feet  of  Lot  Three 
adjoining  on  the  east,  making  a  tract  of  ground  forty  feet  wide 
on  Water  Street  by  eighty-six  and  2-3  feet  on  William 
Street.  Some  of  the  brethren  opposed  this  trade  with  vigor, 
maintaining  that  the  corner  of  Water  and  North  Park  Streets 
was  much  more  desirable  and  valuable  than  the  corner  of 
Water  and  William  Streets,  and  expressing  the  sincere  hope 
that  Macon  Lodge  would  build  its  Temple  facing  the  Park, 
but  the  majority  favored  the  other  site,  and  the  trade  was  made 
and  Macon  Lodge  became  the  owner  of  the  ground  upon 
which  our  Masonic  Temple  now  stands. 


yd  history  of  macon  lodge  no.  8,  a.  f.  &  a.  m. 

The  Temple  Started 

On  April  1,  1882,  Brethren  Gipson,  Hughes  and  Peake  were 
appointed  a  committee  to  sell  the  old  buildings  owned  by  the 
Lodge,  and  to  obtain  plans  and  specifications  for  the  new 
Temple.  This  was  promptly  accomplished,  and  as  soon  as  the 
brethren  had  this  matter  before  them  for  action,  a  long  resolu- 
tion was  adopted,  proposing  to  rent  out  the  basement,  first  and 
second  floors,  for  Fifteen  Hundred  Dollars  per  year,  to  some 
satisfactory  tenant.  On  April  29  Brethren  George  Dempsey 
and  DeWitt  C.  Shockley  were  added  to  the  Building  Commit- 
tee, and  two  or  three  front  elevation  plans  were  submitted  to 
the  Lodge  and  rejected.  It  was  then  resolved  to  make  the 
building  four  stories  in  height.  On  May  27,  1882,  another 
Building  Committee  was  appointed,  consisting  of  Brethren 
William  H.  Gipson,  David  L.  Hughes,  James  L.  Peake,  George 
Dempsey,  and  DeWitt  C.  Shockley,  the  same  members  as  the 
former  committee,  and  this  is  the  body  of  Macon  Lodge  men 
who  had  charge  of  the  building  of  our  Masonic  Temple.  On 
July  1,  1882,  after  consideration  of  several  bids,  the  contract 
was  let  to  Bro.  M.  G.  Patterson  for  $16,233.00,  according  to 
plans  and  specifications  which  he  had  submitted,  the  building 
to  be  under  roof  and  the  first  and  second  floors  ready  for 
occupancy  by  November  15,  1882,  the  whole  structure  to  be 
completed  by  January  1,  1883.  Bro.  Patterson  went  to  work 
at  once,  excavating  for  the  basement  and  constructing  the 
foundation,  and  on  July  21,  1882,  a  Meeting  was  convened 
for  the  purpose  of  arranging  the  laying  of  the  Corner  Stone. 
Committees  on  Finance,  Halls,  Invitations,  Entertainment, 
Transportation,  Reception,  and  other  incidents,  were  appointed, 
Bro.  W.  B.  Chambers  was  appointed  Marshal  of  the  Day, 
Brethren  Joel  S.  Post  and  Jasper  J.  Peddecord  were  appointed 
Historians,  all  the  Lodges,  Chapters  and  Commanderies  in 
Macon  and  adjoining  Counties  were  invited,  and  preparations 
were  made  for  a  monster  celebration  and  ceremony.  The 
Executive  Committee  was  composed  of  Brethren  John  Hat- 
field, Lowber  Burrows,  A.  W.  Conklin,  A.  R.  Small,  and  Rev. 
W.  H.  Moore. 


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MACON  LODGE 

Laying  the  Corner  Stone 

The  laying  of  the  Corner  Stone  of  the  Masonic  Temple, 
which  occurred  on  August  10,  1882,  was  the  greatest  event  in 
the  history  of  Macon  Lodge.  Visitors  were  present  from  all 
over  the  State,  as  well  as  from  other  States.  The  commit- 
tees, under  the  supervision  of  the  Worshipful  Master,  had  all 
details  well  arranged,  and  the  day  was  crowned  with  the  high- 
est success.  A  long  and  beautiful  procession  of  Masons, 
Royal  Arch  members,  and  Kiiights  Templar,  graced  the  cere- 
monies. A  description  of  the  event  required  the  principal  por- 
tion of  a  whole  edition  of  the  Decatur  newspapers.  They 
said,  "That  parade  was  a  sight  which,  once  seen,  cannot  soon 
be  forgotten.  The  beautiful  banners  waving  in  the  breeze, 
the  handsome  uniforms  and  flashing  swords  of  the  Knights 
Templar,  the  steady  tread  of  hundreds  of  men,  and  the  martial 
music  of  half  a  dozen  different  bands,  appealed  to  the  eye  and 
ear  in  a  way  that  could  not  be  forgotten."  It  would  be  futile 
to  endeavor  to  do  justice  to  the  occasion  here.  It  was  a  sight 
which  aroused  the  patriotism  and  finest  sentiments  of  all  who 
were  so  fortunate  as  to  see  it.  The  Corner  Stone  was  the 
old  stone  taken  from  the  Masonic  Building  at  the  corner  of 
Water  and  Park  Streets,  which  was  there  laid  on  St.  John's 
Day,  June  24,  1842.  It  was  taken  out,  redressed,  and  re- 
lettered,  by  our  Bro.  William  H.  Grindol,  who  had  the 
honor  of  presenting  it  to  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master 
to  be  relaid  in  the  new  Temple.  M.  W.  Grand  Master  William 
H.  Scott  officiated  in  the  presence  of  thousands  of  people  who 
crowded  William  and  Water  Streets  to  witness  the  ceremony. 


78  history  of  macon  lodge  no.  8,  a.  f.  &  a.  m. 

Banquet  on  the  Site  of  James  Renshaw's  Orchard 

In  the  evening  an  immense  banquet  was  spread  at  the 
Tabernacle,  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Main  and  Prairie 
Streets,  which  was  the  site  of  James  Renshaw's  Orchard 
where  the  St.  John's  Day  celebration  had  been  held  thirty-one 
years  before.  Nearly  nine  hundred  people  sat  at  the  tables 
at  one  time.  Upon  this  day  Macon  Lodge  demonstrated  pro- 
portions as  a  fixed  Institution  in  the  community,  a  fitting 
monument  to  the  memory  of  the  small  body  of  men  who,  on 
July  17,  1841,  came  together  at  the  frame  house  on  Wood 
Street,  to  found  a  Masonic  Lodge. 

Time  for  Stated  Meetings  Fixed 

On  October  2,  1882,  the  Regular  Meetings  were  changed 
from  the  Saturdays  on  or  before  the  full  moon  to  the  second 
Thursday  in  each  calendar  month,  and  arrangements  were 
made  for  Ionic  Lodge,  the  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  and  Beau- 
manoir  Commandery,  to  use  the  new  Lodge  Room.  On 
January  11,  1883,  the  Regular  Meetings  were  again  changed, 
the  first  Friday  in  each  month  being  selected,  which  is  the 
present  time  of  the  Stated  Meetings  of  Macon  Lodge.  On 
January  23,  24  and  25,  1883,  a  School  of  Instruction  was  held 
by  the  Board  of  Grand  Examiners  and  the  Grand  Lodge  offi- 
cers, in  the  Hall  of  Celestial  Lodge  No.  186,  I.  O.  O.  F.  On 
March  2  the  term  "Stated  Communication"  appears  for  the 
first  time,  instead  of  the  term  "Regular  Communication."  On 
April  6  an  entire  new  set  of  By-Laws  were  adopted  and 
printed. 

Settled  in  Its  New  Home 

It  is  impossible  to  ascertain,  from  the  Records,  just  when 
the  meetings  in  the  Carter  building  terminated  and  those  in  the 
new  Temple  began,  but  on  April  18,  1883,  the  Lodge  was 
settled  in  its  new  Lodge  Room.  Bro.  Jerome  R.  Gorin  at  that 
time  made  a  presentation  of  some  two  hundred  volumes  of 
Masonic  books  to  the  Lodge  library,  and  expressed  the  hope 
that  these  works  would  be  preserved  and  that  the  Lodge  would 


GREATEST  EVENT  IN  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE      79 

accumulate  a  large  library  suitable  to  an  Institution  occupying 
and  owning  a  Temple  which  was  the  pride  of  Masonry.  What 
has  become  of  these  books  we  do  not  know.  A  few  of  them 
are  in  our  book  case  yet,  but  little  has  been  attemj^ted  or 
accomplished  in  carrying  out  the  desires  of  Bro.  Gorin  in,  this 
direction.  Macon  Lodge  now  possesses  a  portion  of  a  set  of 
Proceedings  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  where  at  one  time  it  had  two 
complete  sets.  There  are  a  few  philosophic  Masonic  Works 
in  the  library,  where  at  one  time  there  were  over  one  hundred. 
In  its  Historical  department  only  has  Macon  Lodge  improved 
its  opportunities,  having  several  sets  of  what  are  probably 
the  premier  Masonic  Histories  in  print.  Many  of  the  books 
which  our  Bro.  Gorin  gave  the  Lodge  are  not  in  print  now, 
and  undoubtedly  never  will  be  duplicated. 

Cost  of  the  Temple 

The  entire  cost  of  the  Masonic  Temple,  including  the 
original  contract  and  extras,  was  $17,648.24.  The  labor  and 
responsibility  incurred  by  the  earnest  and  faithful  brethren 
who  gave  freely  of  their  time  and  talents  toward  the  success 
of  this  venture,  cannot  be  expressed  in  figures. 

Our  Only  Life  Members 

On  June  1,  1883,  in  grateful  appreciation  of  the  services 
performed  by  these  brethren,  the  Lodge  provided  Certificates 
of  Life  Membership  to  Brethren  Jerome  R.  Gorin,  John  Hat- 
field, William  L.  Hammer,  M.  G.  Patterson,  William  H.  Gip- 
son,  David  L.  Hughes,  James  L.  Peake,  DeWitt  C.  Shockley, 
and  George  Dempsey.  One  only  of  these,  our  Bro.  M.  G. 
Patterson,  is  with  us  yet.  Since  then,  the  Grand  Lodge  By- 
Laws  have  forbidden  life  memberships,  and  no  one  can  be  a 
member  of  a  Masonic  Lodge  without  incurring  liability  for 
his  dues,  although  dues  may  be  remitted  by  the  Lodge  after 
they  have  accrued.  There  is  little  prospect,  therefore,  that 
Macon  Lodge  will  again  have  another  Roll  of  Life  Members 
such  as  we  have  just  named. 


8o  history  of  macon  lodge  no.  8,  a.  f.  &  a.  m. 

The  Worshipful  Master  in  the  East 

The  Lodge  Room,  as  originally  constructed,  was  just  the 
reverse  of  its  present  arrangement.  The  members  ascended 
from  the  Water  Street  entrance,  turning  to  the  left  on  the 
second  floor,  and  reaching  the  third  floor  by  means  of  the  front 
stairway.  The  ante-rooms  were  at  the  west  end  of  the  Room, 
and  the  Worshipful  Master  sat  at  the  East  end  of  the  Lodge. 
The  building  in  which  our  present  elevator  is  located  had  not 
been  built,  our  illustration  showing  a  large  maple  tree  and  a 
log  house  where  that  building  was  afterwards  constructed.  It 
would  seem  that  the  idea  of  an  elevator  had  never  occurred  to 
the  brethren,  in  planning  for  the  new  Temple,  as  no  reference 
is  made  to  such  a  matter  at  any  place  in  the  Records,  and  no 
place  was  provided  in  the  building  for  such  a  convenience. 

Work  and  Business  Progress 

On  June  19,  1886,  the  M.  W.  Grand  Master  was  present  at 
a  Meeting  of  Macon  Lodge,  and  took  part  in  the  work,  an  all 
day  Meeting  being  held. 

In  1887  a  committee  was  appointed  to  inform  the  Eastern 
Star  Chapter,  just  Instituted,  that  it  could  have  the  use  of  the 
Lodge  Room  free.  During  the  same  year  an  organ  was 
purchased.  In  December  a  part  of  the  second  floor  was 
rented  to  the  T.  H.  and  P.  R.  R.  Company  for  offices.  In 
1888  the  apron  belonging  to  Bro.  Henry  Prather  was  pre- 
sented to  the  Lodge,  and  was  ordered  to  be  framed  and 
hung  in  the  Lodge  Room.  At  the  Meeting  of  January  6  a  Past 
Master's  Apron  was  presented  to  Bro.  Charles  L.  Hovey,  Bro. 
J.  M.  James  making  the  presentation.  A  Lodge  Register  was 
procured  also,  in  which  members  and  visitors  were  asked  to 
register  when  they  came  to  Lodge.  In  1889  the  organist  was 
voted  one  dollar  per  Meeting,  "when  present  and  playing  the 
organ."  Transparencies  were  purchased  and  installed,  on  the 
outside  of  the  building,  as  beacon  lights  for  brethren  who  were 
seeking  the  Lodge  Room. 


greatest  event  in  history  of  macon  lodge  8l 

Heating  Plant  Installed 

On  June  3,  1891,  a  committee  was  appointed  to  investigate 
the  advisability  of  heating  the  building  with  steam.  Until 
December,  1891,  the  Lodges  had  relied  upon  stoves  to  heat  the 
rooms,  and  a  man  was  employed  to  come  to  the  building  for 
the  purpose  of  making  the  fires  and  cleaning  up  the  rooms. 
Janitor  service  cost  the  Lodge  from  three  to  five  dollars  per 
month.  A  heating  plant  was  purchased  from  Field  &  Wilson 
for  $1,586.00,  and  by  the  month  of  December  was  properly 
installed  and  ready  for  use.  A  janitor  was  then  employed  for 
three  hundred  dollars  per  year,  and  the  interior  of  the  Temple 
was  redecorated. 

The  First  Stereopticon 

On  July  1,  1892,  a  committee  was  appointed  to  ascertain  the 
cost  of  a  stereopticon  for  illustrating  the  Lectures,  and  in 
December  all  of  the  Lodges  agreed  upon  a  machine,  which  was 
installed,  and  Macon  Lodge  paid  $19.52  for  its  one-fifth 
interest  therein.  The  Commandery  had  been  using  the  fourth 
floor,  which  was  furnished  for  its  accommodation,  and  Macon 
Lodge  paid  $360.00  for  the  furnishings.  Macon  Chapter 
rented  a  room  in  the  Ha  worth  Building  adjoining  the  Temple 
on  the  south,  access  being  gained  thereto  through  a  door  just 
opposite  the  entrance  to  Macon  Lodge  Room.  This  arrange- 
ment seems  to  have  been  entered  into  by  all  the  Lodges  meet- 
ing in  the  Masonic  building,  principally  for  the  purpose  of  con- 
trolling the  third  floor  of  the  Haworth  building.  In  the 
Record  of  the  Meeting  of  Macon  Lodge  on  May  5,  1893, 
reference  is  made  to  the  furniture  and  fixtures  on  the  fourth 
floor,  belonging  to  the  Commandery,  as  a  quantity  of  "rubbish," 
which  is  probably  what  it  amounted  to  by  that  time.  At  the 
same  Meeting  an  attempt  was  made  to  place  all  members  of 
Macon  Lodge  who  joined  the  Lodge  prior  to  January  1,  1860, 
upon  a  Free  List,  but  was  voted  down.  At  a  Meeting  of 
Macon  Lodge  held  June  2,  1893,  all  the  pictures  in  the  Lodge 
Room  were  ordered  removed  to  the  ante-room.  The  Royal 
Arch  Chapter  asked  that  these  pictures  be   returned  to  the 


82  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

Lodge  Room,  but  this  was  refused.  At  the  same  Meeting, 
Macon  Lodge  provided  itself  with  new  aprons  for  the  officers 
and  new  rods  for  the  Deacons. 

Secretary's  Salary  Increased 

The  salary  of  the  Secretary,  which  started  at  Thirty  Dol- 
lars, and  was  first  increased  to  Fifty  Dollars,  next  to  One 
Hundred  Dollars,  was  raised  to  One  Hundred  Fifty  Dollars 
per  year  in  1895. 

W.  Master  and  Wardens  Become  Charity  Committee 

For  over  fifty  years,  in  fact,  ever  since  Macon  Lodge  re- 
ceived its  Dispensation,  it  was  the  practice  for  the  Worshipful 
Master  to  appoint  a  visiting  committee  of  three  members  at 
each  Stated  Meeting,  whose  duty  it  was  to  visit  the  sick  and 
distressed  during  the  period  until  the  next  Stated  Meeting. 
On  June  7,  1895,  this  arrangement  was  terminated,  and  the 
Worshipful  Master  and  Wardens  were  made  the  visiting  com- 
mittee, or  what  we  term  the  Charity  Committee,  and  have  re- 
mained so  ever  since. 

First  Elevator  Installed 

At  about  this  time,  some  of  the  brethren  began  to  talk  of  an 
elevator.  The  building  was  not  adapted  to  one,  and  the  Lodge 
decided  that  it  wanted  one.  The  building  adjoining  the  Tem- 
ple on  the  east  had  been  completed,  and  the  Lodge  concluded 
that  if  an  elevator  were  to  be  installed,  that  building  must 
become  the  property  of  the  Lodge.  As  soon  as  possible,  over- 
tures were  made  to  the  owner  of  that  building,  and  the  result 
was  that  Macon  Lodge  purchased  the  property.  A  great  deal 
of  remodelling  was  required,  in  order  to  bring  the  floors  to  a 
level  with  those  of  the  Temple,  cut  the  proper  openings  in 
the  walls,  connect  up  the  plumbing,  and  other  appropriate 
changes.  That  building  being  only  three  stories  high,  and 
elevator  service  being  desired  to  the  fourth  floor  of  the 
Temple,  a  shaft  was  constructed  up  the  outside  of  the  east 
wall,  and  an  elevator  was  purchased  and  installed  by  Prince 


GREATEST  EVENT  IN  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE      83 

&  Eaton  Co.,  of  Chicago.     It  cost  the  Lodge  $2,100.00,  and 
was  ready  for  use  by  the  first  day  of  March,  1896. 

The  East  in  the  West 
The  location  of  the  elevator  rendered  it  almost  imperative 
that  Macon  Lodge  Room  be  turned  about.  On  May  18,  1896, 
Ionic  Lodge,  Macon  Chapter  and  Beaumanoir  Commandery 
bought  the  one-fourth  interest  of  Macon  Lodge  in  all  its  furni- 
ture and  equipment  for  $200.00,  and  moved  into  the  Peter 
Loeb  building,  holding  their  Meetings  on  the  third  floor  of 
that  building,  and  owning  their  furniture  and  paraphernalia 
jointly  under  the  management  of  a  Board  of  Control.  Macon 
Lodge  was  left  without  furniture,  and  with  the  problem  of 
remodelling  and  adapting  the  building  to  the  elevator  service. 
The  Board  of  Control  invited  Macon  Lodge  to  hold  its  Meet- 
ings in  their  Lodge  Room,  until  the  Temple  was  again  ready 
for  occupancy,  which  invitation  was  accepted.  Accordingly, 
Macon  Lodge  held  its  Meetings  in  the  Loeb  building  in  the 
year  1896,  from  June  5  to  December  4  inclusive.  During  this 
period  it  is  said  that  many  important  records  and  documents 
of  the  Lodge  were  removed  for  safe  keeping,  and  never  re- 
turned. During  the  week  of  December  5  to  12,  after  the  work 
on  the  Temple  was  completed,  Macon  Lodge  moved  back  into 
its  own  building  and  refurnished  the  Lodge  Room,  the 
adjoining  rooms,  and  the  banquet  room.  The  East  was  then 
located  in  the  west  end  of  the  room.  The  work  of  re- 
modelling and  readjusting  the  premises  was  done  under  the 
supervision  of  our  late  Bro.  DeWitt  C.  Shockley.  The  entire 
cost  was  $4,087.72  on  the  building,  and  $1,590.19  for  new 
furnishings.  On  December  18  a  reception  and  house  warm- 
ing was  held  to  celebrate  the  return  to  the  Lodge  Room. 
Proper  appreciation  was  expressed  to  the  Lodges  in  the  Loeb 
block  for  their  hospitality,  and  to  Peter  Loeb  for  the  use  of 
his  elevator. 

Eastern  Star  Home  Dedicated 

On  July  2,    1897,   Macon   Lodge  donated   a  horse  to  the 
Eastern  Star  Home  at  Macon,  and  on  July  7  attended  the 


84  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

Dedication  of  the  Home.  At  the  request  of  Decatur  Chap- 
ter No.  Ill,  O.  E.  S.,  the  Lodge  Room  was  rented  to  that 
Chapter  for  $96.00  per  year,  and  has  remained  at  that  figure 
since. 

R.  W.  Deputy  Grand  Secretary  Installed 

At  a  Stated  Meeting  of  Macon  Lodge  held  September  2, 
1898,  at  the  request  of  M.  W.  Grand  Master  Edward  Cook, 
Bro.  George  A.  Stadler  was  installed  as  R.  W.  Deputy  Grand 
Secretary.  At  the  Stated  Meeting  held  December  2,  1898, 
Bro.  David  S.  Shellabarger  was  present,  just  after  his  return 
from  an  extended  visit  to  the  Oriental  Countries.  He  de- 
livered a  brief  address  to  the  brethren,  in  which  he  described 
his  visit  to  the  Original  Masonic  Lodge  No.  1,  where  he 
secured  three  gavels  made  from  olive  wood,  and  a  paper 
weight  made  from  stone  taken  from  King  Solomon's  Quarries. 
On  April  7,  1899,  Bro.  E.  B.  Randle  presented  several  volumes 
of  Masonic  History  to  the  Lodge.  On  May  4,  1900,  an  enter- 
tainment and  reception  was  held  by  Macon  Lodge  brethren, 
financed  by  subscription,  and  after  all  expenses  were  paid  a 
balance  of  eighty-five  cents  was  turned  into  the  Treasury. 

Undesirable  Neighbors  Ejected 

In  1901  Macon  Lodge  had  some  difficulty  with  its  neighbors 
on  the  south.  The  ownership  of  the  building  which  adjoined 
the  Temple  on  that  side  had  been  transferred  from  the 
Haworth  family,  and  its  new  owner  found  it  profitable  to  let 
the  first  floor  to  a  saloon  and  the  second  floor  for  gambling 
purposes.  The  front  stairway  was  used  in  common  by  per- 
sons who  wished  to  enter  the  Masonic  building,  and  those 
who  sought  the  gambling  rooms,  being  a  party  stairway 
located  between  the  two  properties.  At  times  the  conduct  of 
the  men  who  used  the  stairway  was  boisterous  and  disorderly, 
until  late  at  night.  The  Lodge  made  the  ordinary  protests, 
which  were  in  vain.  A  committee  was  chosen  to  wait  upon 
the  Mayor  of  the  City,  who  received  them  courteously  but 
informed  them  that  nothing  could  be  done  further  than  to  let 


GREATEST  EVENT  IN  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  85 

the  gamblers  pay  rent  for  the  vacant  rooms  on  the  second 
floor  of  the  Temple.  This  proposal  was  reported  to  the  Lodge, 
and  was  rejected,  of  course,  without  consideration.  The 
brethren  became  indignant  that  their  appeals  should  be  so 
willfully  slighted,  and  determined  to  put  an  end  to  the  nuisance. 
After  considering  almost  every  other  plan,  Macon  Lodge 
bought  the  building  and  ejected  both  the  saloon  and  the 
gamblers.  When  the  proprietor  of  the  saloon  left,  he  stripped 
the  premises  of  the  heating  plant,  which  clearly  belonged  to 
Macon  Lodge  as  part  of  the  building.  The  Lodge  afterwards 
started  suit  against  him,  after  repeated  efforts  to  adjust  the 
matter  with  him,  and  finally  settled  the  case  for  $250.00  and 
the  costs.  Thus  Macon  Lodge  became  owner  of  the  additional 
twenty  feet  fronting  on  Water  Street,  now  occupied  by  the 
Singer  Sewing  Machine  Company. 

Corner  Stone  of  Masonic  Home 

Macon  Lodge  celebrated  its  Sixtieth  Anniversary  by  holding 
a  Stated  Meeting,  Third  Degree  Work,  and  a  banquet,  on 
October  4,  1901.  All  of  the  Master  Masons  "in  and  near 
Decatur"  were  invited,  and  about  150  attended.  Another 
celebration  was  held  a  little  over  a  year  later,  the  One  Hun- 
dred Fiftieth  Anniversary  of  the  Initiation  of  George  Wash- 
ington being  celebrated  on  November  20,  1902.  The  laying 
of  the  Corner  Stone  of  the  James  Millikin  University  also 
occurred  in  1902. 

On  June  24,  1903,  the  Corner  Stone  of  the  Masonic  Home 
at  Sullivan  was  laid.  Macon  Lodge  took  a  special  train, 
decorated  with  streamers  along  the  sides,  and  accompanied  by 
the  Goodman  Band.  On  September  22  the  Lodge  attended  the 
Corner  Stone  exercises  at  the  new  Court  House  in  Monticello. 
On  December  4  new  By-Laws  were  adopted  and  ordered 
printed.  In  1903  the  old  heating  plant  began  to  show  signs  of 
wear,  and  the  Decatur  Heating  Company  offered  to  heat  the 
whole  building  for  $590.00  per  year.  In  1904  the  Powers 
heirs,  owners  of  the  building  which  had  been  constructed  at 
the  corner  of  Water  and  Park  Streets,  considered  a  proposi- 


86  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

tion  to  heat  the  Masonic  building  in  return  for  the  use  of  the 
wall  which  adjoined  their  property.  The  matter  was  finally 
settled  by  the  purchase  of  a  new  sectional  steam  boiler  from 
O.  W.  Dawson  &  Company  for  $670.00.  The  Masonic  Home 
at  Sullivan  was  dedicated  on  September  8,  1904,  Macon 
Lodge  presented  a  hall  clock  to  the  Home  on  October  7,  and 
the  M.  W.  Grand  Master  laid  the  Corner  Stone  of  the  First 
Methodist  Church  on  October  12. 

Attempt  to  Adjust  Expenses 

A  proposed  amendment  to  the  By-Laws  fixing  the  Fees  at 
$35.00  and  the  Dues  at  $3.00  per  year  was  voted  on  January 
6,  1905,  and  lost.  The  Finance  Committee  recommended  that 
the  Lodge  keep  separate  accounts  for  Fees  and  Dues,  and 
rents  from  the  building,  and  pay  all  Lodge  expenses  from 
the  fees  and  dues,  and  all  building  expenses  from  the  rents. 
This  plan,  however,  was  not  adopted,  and  has  never  been  in 
operation  in  Macon  Lodge.  It  was  found  somewhat  difficult 
to  draw  the  exact  line  between  Lodge  expenses  and  expenses 
of  maintaining  the  building. 

George  Washington's  Birthday  Celebrated 

On  February  22,  1905,  Macon  Lodge  celebrated  the  birth- 
day of  George  Washington.  The  Lodge  worked  all  afternoon 
and  evening,  and  partook  of  a  banquet  after  the  Lodge  was 
closed. 

Attempt  to  Determine  Cost  of  Fourth  Floor 

When  the  lease  of  Beaumanoir  Commandery  in  the  Loeb 
building  expired,  a  committee  from  Macon  Lodge  endeavored 
to  figure  out  the  share  of  expense  which  the  fourth  floor  of  the 
Temple  should  carry,  together  with  the  cost  of  equipment  for 
Commandery  purposes.  For  several  years  the  Lodge  had 
been  trying  to  rent  that  floor,  but  came  to  the  conclusion  that 
the  cost  of  janitor  service,  heat,  light,  elevator  expense,  and 
equipment,  would  be  too  high  for  the  returns  which  could  be 
expected.     A  proposition,  based  on  the  actual  cost,  was  sub- 


GREATEST  EVENT  IN  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  87 

mitted  to  the  Commandery,  but  was  not  accepted  because  the 
rental  asked  was  too  high.  The  facts  were,  that  while  the 
rental  was  at  a  good  figure,  no  one  could  see  where  the  Lodge 
could  make  a  gain  at  the  price  asked.  The  fourth  floor  has 
not  been  equipped  for  rental  purposes,  and  probably  can  not 
be  so  used.  For  many  years  the  matter  has  been  discussed, 
and  always  abandoned. 

The  Lodge  Buildings  Named 

On  October  5,  1906,  someone  asked  the  Lodge  to  name  the 
building  adjoining  the  Temple  on  the  south,  whereupon  the 
Lodge  officially  decided  that  all  the  buildings  should  be  known 
and  designated  as  "The  Masonic  Temple  Building." 

The  Second  Elevator 

In  1907  the  Grand  Lodge  altered  the  Masonic  Districts,  by 
re-dividing  the  State  into  Fifty  Districts.  This  District, 
originally  the  eighteenth,  then  became  the  twenty-ninth.  The 
William  Street  basement  of  the  Temple  was  rented  to  a  paint 
shop,  until  it  was  discovered  that  the  insurance  rate  on  paint 
shops  was  too  high  to  make  it  pay.  It  cost  the  Lodge  twenty 
dollars  to  buy  back  the  lease  from  the  tenant.  On  November 
1,  1907,  a  new  Otis  elevator  was  purchased,  at  a  cost  of  $1,685, 
and  was  installed  and  in  use  by  December.  The  elevator  has 
proved  to  be  one  of  the  highest  priced  luxuries  which  Macon 
Lodge  enjoys,  nearly  every  Stated  Meeting  showing  some 
expense  on  the  elevator.  Elevator  insurance  was  taken  out 
in  1908. 

Grand  Sword  Bearer  Installed 

For  the  year  1908  the  Secretary  and  Treasurer  were  bonded 
by  a  Trust  Company,  the  premiums  being  paid  by  the  Lodge. 
On  April  3  a  filing  case  was  purchased,  to  be  used  in  keeping 
the  bills,  receipts,  and  correspondence  of  the  Lodge.  R.  W. 
Bro.  James  M.  Willard  was  installed  as  Grand  Sword  Bearer, 
at  a  Stated  Meeting  of  Macon  Lodge,  by  Bro.  Norman  M. 
Mesnard,  R.  W.  D.  D.  G.  M.,  of  this  District. 


88  history  of  macon  lodge  no.  8,  a.  f.  &  a.  m. 

Ashley  Hall  Arranged  for  Tenants 

On  April  2,  1909,  when  the  Lodge  concluded  that  it  needed 
a  piano,  an  offer  of  Bro.  F.  H.  Wilcox  of  the  use  of  his  piano 
for  one  year,  the  Lodge  to  take  care  of  it,  was  accepted.  The 
Citizens  Title  and  Trust  Company,  of  this  city,  decided  to  con- 
struct its  building  by  using  the  south  wall  of  Macon  Lodge's 
building  if  an  agreement  could  be  reached,  but  the  Custodian 
reported  to  the  Lodge  that  no  satisfactory  terms  could  be 
arranged,  and  the  matter  was  dropped.  The  north  wall  of  the 
new  building  was  then  constructed  right  against  the  south  wing 
of  the  Temple,  shutting  off  the  light  and  ventilation  upon  that 
side  of  our  building  to  such  an  extent  that  the  tenants  who 
held  leases  on  that  portion  of  the  Temple  asked  to  be  released 
therefrom.  This  request  was  readily  granted  by  Macon 
Lodge,  and  on  February  4,  1910,  the  Finance  Committee  and 
Custodian  were  directed  to  prepare  the  third  floor  of  the 
east  wing  for  the  accommodation  of  those  who  desired  to 
become  tenants.  This  was  immediately  done  by  removing 
the  large  double  door  between  the  two  portions  of  the  Temple, 
closing  up  the  opening,  and  arranging  the  partitions  accord- 
ingly. The  room  abandoned  by  these  tenants  was  ordered  to 
be  used  as  a  banquet  room,  and  the  tenants  were  transferred 
to  the  new  quarters  in  the  east  wing.  During  the  construc- 
tion of  the  Citizen's  Title  and  Trust  building,  the  Decatur  Club 
occupied  the  fourth  floor  of  the  Masonic  Temple. 

The  principal  events  of  the  year  1910  were,  the  installation 
of  the  officers  of  Macon  Lodge  by  M.  W.  Grand  Master  A.  B. 
Ashley;  the  presentation  of  a  Past  Grand  Master's  Jewel  to 
M.  W.  P.  G.  M.  Owen  Scott  by  M.  W.  Grand  Master  A.  B. 
Ashley  at  a  Stated  Meeting  of  Macon  Lodge;  and  the  laying 
of  the  Corner  Stone  of  the  new  High  School  on  May  13. 

A  Seventieth  Anniversary  Meeting 

On  June  2,  1911,  the  Finance  Committee  were  instructed  by 
the  Lodge  to  accept  $200  which  had  been  offered  by  the  Estate 
of  Bro.  Walter  J.  Taylor,  to  assume  perpetual  care  of  the 
Taylor  lot  in  Greenwood  cemetery,  to  pay  the  bill  of  the  Ceme- 


GREATEST  EVENT  IN  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  89 

tery  Association  for  not  over  $5.00  per  year  if  the  services 
were  satisfactory,  and  to  inspect  the  lot  between  May  15  and 
June  1  each  year.  During  the  same  year  a  Masonic  Club  was 
organized  at  the  SulHvan  Home,  under  Special  Dispensation 
from  the  Grand  Master,  for  the  purpose  of  exemplifying  the 
Degree  Work,  and  Macon  Lodge  donated  to  the  club  a  com- 
plete outfit  of  rods,  jewels  and  other  paraphernalia,  procuring 
a  new  outfit  for  its  own  use.  On  August  14  the  membership 
of  the  Lodge  was  divided  into  five  parts,  each  part  having  a 
number,  and  it  was  ordered  that  the  members  of  each  part 
should  attend  funerals  in  their  turn.  This  plan  increased  the 
attendance  at  funerals  for  a  short  time.  On  October  5,  1911, 
Macon  Lodge  held  a  Seventieth  Anniversary  Meeting,  at 
which  several  plans  for  compiling  a  Lodge  History  were  dis- 
cussed. 

The  other  principal  events  in  the  year  1911  were,  the  instal- 
lation of  Macon  Lodge  officers  by  M.  W.  Grand  Master  A.  B, 
Ashley ;  the  purchase  of  a  Baby  Grand  Piano  on  March  3 ; 
the  School  of  Instruction  on  March  7,  8  and  9;  the  purchase 
of  a  cabinet  of  drawers  for  the  aprons  and  other  equipment, 
as  well  as  a  desk  for  the  Registers,  to  be  kept  in  the  Tyler's 
room ;  and  a  social  entertainment  for  the  Masons,  their  ladies 
and  families,  followed  by  a  sumptuous  banquet,  which 
occurred  on  November  28.  During  the  years  1910  and  1911 
Bro.  A.  B.  Ashley,  M.  W.  Grand  Master,  had  his  office  rooms 
in  that  part  of  the  Masonic  Temple  which  was  named  Ashley 
Hall  in  commemoration  of  his  sojourn  here. 

The  events  of  importance  in  1912  were,  a  School  of  Instruc- 
tion on  February  27,  28  and  29;  and  the  laying  of  the  Corner 
Stone  of  the  Decatur  and  Macon  County  Hospital  by  the  Grand 
Lodge  on  November  28. 

The  Reception  to  George  Bright 

One  of  the  most  enjoyable  events  of  recent  years  was  the 
reception  and  banquet  given  in  honor  of  our  Bro.  George  W. 
Bright,  on  December  4,  1913,  in  commemoration  of  the  six- 


90  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

tieth  anniversary  of  the  membership  of  Bro.  Bright  in  Macon 
Lodge.  Before  his  decease  Bro.  William  E.  Nelson  was  pro- 
claimed as  the  oldest  Mason  in  Illinois,  and  no  one  successfully 
disputed  his  claim.  A  reception  was  held  in  honor  of  Bro. 
Nelson  in  1914.  Bro.  George  W.  Bright,  who  is  still  living  at 
the  time  of  this  writing,  has  a  record  for  constancy  in  mem- 
bership, and  real  service  to  the  Lodge,  to  which  we  may  invite 
comparison.  He  has  been  Worshipful  Master  five  times, 
Senior  Warden  three  times.  Treasurer  sixteen  times,  Secre- 
tary once.  Senior  Deacon  three  times,  and  a  member  of  Macon 
Lodge  since  1854,  and  never  behind  in  his  dues.  He  has  been 
High  Priest  twice,  and  Eminent  Commander  three  times. 

Other  events  in  1913  were,  a  School  of  Instruction  April  1, 
2  and  3 ;  the  lodge  room  in  the  east  wing  named  "Ashley  Hall" 
on  May  2;  and  a  proposed  amendment  to  the  By-Laws  in- 
creasing the  fees  and  dues,  which  was  voted  on  and  lost 
November  7.  Events  in  1914  were,  a  School  of  Instruction 
March  3,  4  and  5;  redecorating  the  Lodge  Room  and  install- 
ing of  new  lights  and  carpet  in  March  and  April;  a  Masonic 
Picnic  at  Fairview  Park  in  August;  laying  of  the  Corner 
Stone  of  the  Royal  Arch  Memorial  Hospital  on  October  3 ;  and 
a  reception  in  honor  of  our  late  Bro.  William  E.  Nelson, 
claimed  to  be  the  oldest  Mason  in  Illinois. 

One  Hundred  Ninety  Degrees  in  1915 

The  year  1915  established  a  new  Record  for  Degrees,  a  total 
of  one  hundred  ninety  Degrees  being  conferred  by  Macon 
Lodge.  Two  Past  Masters  of  the  Lodge  died  in  1915,  Bro. 
Martin  C.  Herman  and  Bro.  Isaac  A.  Buckingham.  On  July 
5,  1915,  the  Royal  Arch  Memorial  Hospital  at  Sullivan  was 
dedicated. 

The  representations  of  the  Rough  Ashlar  and  Perfect  Ash- 
lar, which  adorn  the  steps  in  front  of  the  Worshipful  Piaster's 
rostrum,  were  presented  to  Macon  Lodge  No.  8  by  Bro.  M.  L. 
Downey.  In  1916  they  were  marked  with  the  name  of  the 
donor  and  the  date  of  the  gift. 


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greatest  event  in  history  of  macon  lodge  91 

Valuable  Records  Lost 

The  picture  of  "Washington  Closing  the  Lodge,"  pur- 
chased November  28,  1868,  together  with  a  number  of  the  most 
valuable  documents  and  personal  belongings  of  the  Lodge, 
were  missing  after  the  remodelling  in  1896,  and  most  of  them 
have  never  been  located  since.  As  before  mentioned,  while  the 
Lodge  Rooms  were  torn  up,  these  things  were  boxed  up  and 
removed  from  the  premises  for  safe  keeping.  This  action 
proved  disastrous  to  Macon  Lodge,  as  the  records  and  files 
became  broken  and  lost,  and  have  never  been  restored.  Dili- 
gent efforts  have  been  made  to  trace  them,  but  with  no  success. 
In  August  1916  an  old  picture  of  "Washington  Closing  the 
Lodge"  was  returned,  and  from  all  circumstances  it  seems  to 
be  the  original  painting  above  mentioned. 

There  remains  little  to  be  told.  There  is  a  wealth  of 
material,  from  which  could  be  woven  a  narrative  of  incidents 
and  anecdotes,  which  undoubtedly  would  be  entertaining  to 
all  of  us,  but  which  have  little  value  as  history.  There  is 
much  which  the  brethren  all  realize  cannot  be  published  here. 
Macon  Lodge  No.  8  maintains  an  accurate  and  complete 
system  of  individual  files,  wherein  everything  of  value  or 
interest  concerning  the  brethren,  finds  a  place.  The  Secre- 
tary keeps  a  loose  leaf  ledger  which  is  compact,  including  on  a 
small  page  all  the  essentials  of  the  Masonic  history  and 
financial  account  of  each  brother ;  a  plan  which  places  our 
Lodge  among  the  most  accurate  and  thorough  record  pre- 
servers. Through  this  system,  we  are  hoping  that  future 
Lodge  officers  and  brethren,  with  the  aid  of  what  has  been 
compiled  concerning  the  past,  will  become  familiar  with  the 
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Biographical  Sketches 

of 

Worshipful  Masters  and  Brethren 
of  Macon  Lodge  No.  8 


HosEA  J.  Armstrong 

Hosea  J.  Armstrong  was  born  September  7,  1810,  in  Warren  Coun- 
ty, Kentuck>'.  He  received  his  Degrees  in  Macon  Lodge  No.  8,  being 
Initiated  February  19,  1842,  Passed  February  21,  1842,  and  Raised 
February  21,  1842.  He  was  Senior  Warden  in  1847,  and  Worshipful 
Master  in  1848,  1849  and  1850.  On  March  23,  1850,  he  took  his  Dimit, 
and  went  with  the  party  which  left  here  at  that  time  to  seek  wealth 
in  the  gold  fields  of  California. 

When  he  reached  California,  Brother  Armstrong  soon  learned  that 
gold  mining  was  not  to  his  liking,  and  established  his  home  in  a  beau- 
tiful valley,  where  he  raised  stock  and  fruit  until  his  death.  He 
applied  for  Membership  in  a  Masonic  Lodge  in  California,  but  died 
before  he  was  Elected.  Two  of  his  grandsons  have  been  Masters  of 
Masonic  Lodges,  and  two  of  his  daughters  are  still  living. 

Bro.  Armstrong  died  November  21,  1870,  as  a  result  of  a  severe 
cold,  and  was  buried  the  day  he  expected  to  be  Elected  to  Membership 
in  the  Lodge  near  his  home.  His  daughter  states  that  he  never  had 
a  picture  of  himself. 

William  T.  Stamper 

William  T.  Stamper  was  bom  November  29,  1815,  at  Clark  County, 
Kentucky.  His  Petition  was  number  29  and  was  dated  February 
10,  1844,  and  he  was  Elected  and  received  his  Degrees  in  Macon  Lodge 
No.  8,  although  we  have  no  record  of  them.     He  was   Secretary  in 

1847,  Treasurer  most  of  1848  and  1849,  Senior  Warden  in  1850,  Senior 
Deacon  in  1851  and  1852,  Worshipful  Master  in  1853,  and  a  member 
of  the  Finance  Committee  in  1855. 

Brother  Stamper  was  one  of  the  Petitioners  for  a  new  Lodge  at 
Harristown  in  1874.  He  died  April  2,  1893,  and  was  buried  April  4, 
1893,  by  Macon  Lodge  No.  8. 

David  P.  Bunn 

David  P.  Bunn  was  born  in  1813,  and  was  a  Minister  of  the  Gospel 
residing  at  Mt.  Pulaski,  Illinois,  when  he  Petitioned  Macon  Lodge 
No.  8  for  the  Degrees.  His  fees  were  remitted,  and  he  was  Elected 
and  received  his  Degrees  in  Macon  Lodge,  being  Raised  on  March  11, 

1848.  He  took  his  Dimit  on  August  16,  1848,  and  went  to  Iowa, 
where  he  became  a  member  of  Iowa  City  Lodge  No.  4  of  Iowa  City, 
Iowa.     On    September   29,    1849,    Bro.    Bunn    again    became    a    mem- 


gS  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

ber  of  Macon  Lodge  No.  8,  and  was  appointed  Chaplain  for  1850, 
but  took  his  Dimit  on  January  26,  1850,  and  became  a  Charter  Mem- 
ber of  Mt.  Pulaski  Lodge  No.  87  at  Mt.  Pulaski,  Illinois.  On  January 
27,  1855,  Bro.  Bunn  again  became  a  member  of  Macon  Lodge 
No.  8.  He  was  Worshipful  Master  in  1856,  and  Chaplain  in  1857,  1861, 
1862,  1865,  1866,  1867  and  1868. 
Bro.  Bunn  died  on  December  28,  1887,  at  his  home  in  Decatur. 

George  Goodman 

George  Goodman  was  bom  March  20,  1823,  in  Kentucky,  and 
when  five  years  of  age  was  brought  to  Moultrie  County,  Illinois,  by 
his  widowed  mother,  coming  to  Decatur  at  the  age  of  nineteen,  where 
he  engaged  in  the  business  of  boot  and  shoe  making.  At  the  time 
of  the  Civil  War  he  was  sheriff  of  Macon  County,  and  has  served 
in  other  public  capacities.  He  received  his  Degrees  in  Macon  Lodge 
No.  8,  his  Petition  being  dated  March  17,  1844,  but  the  dates  of  his 
Degrees  are  not  recorded.  He  was  Junior  Deacon  in  1850,  Junior 
Warden  in  1851  and  1853,  Senior  Warden  in  1854,  and  Worshipful 
Master  in  1857.  He  took  his  Dimit  on  November  20th,  1858,  and  be- 
came a  Charter  Member  of  Ionic  Lodge  No.  312,  of  which  Lodge  he 
was  Worshipful  Master  in  1860. 

Bro.  Goodman  died  May  14,  1887. 

William  L.  Hammer 

Bro.  William  L.  Hammer  received  his  Degrees  in  Mound  Lodge  No. 
122  at  Taylorville,  and  was  Dimitted  therefrom  on  November  27, 
1854.  He  was  Elected  to  Membership  in  Macon  Lodge  No.  8  on  Jan- 
uary 19,  1856.  As  Treasurer  of  Macon  Lodge  Bro.  Hammer  holds 
the  record,  Bro.  Bright  having  served  in  that  Office  sixteen  years,  while 
Bro.  Hammer  was  Treasurer  eighteen  years.  Bro.  Hammer  also  was 
Secretary  eleven  years.  He  was  Senior  Warden  in  1857;  Worshipful 
Master  in  1858  and  1859;  Treasurer  from  1860  to  1877  inclusive;  Sec- 
retary from  1880  to  1883  and  from  1889  to  1895  inclusive;  and  Senior 
Steward  in  1886. 

Bro.  Hammer  has  held  public  Office  many  times,  and  has  been  a  man 
of  much  prominence  in  and  about  Decatur.  In  1864  he  ran  for  Cir- 
cuit Clerk  on  the  same  Ticket  with  Isaac  C.  Pugh  for  Representative, 
which  was  headed  by  Abraham  Lincoln  for  President  and  Andrew 
Johnson  for  Vice-President. 

Many  of  the  Brethren  remember  Bro.  Hammer  very  well.  When 
the  Lodge  was  convened,  he  would  start  from  the  Secretary's  desk 
and  go  all  around  the  Lodge  Room,  looking  each  brother  over  care- 
fully, and  taking  the  names  and  numbers  of  Lodges  from  such  as  he 
did  not  recognize. 


BIOGHRAPHICAL  SKETCHES  97 

On  June  1st  1883  Bro.  Hammer  was  made  a  life  member  of  Macon 
Lodge  in  recognition  of  his  services  during  the  building  of  the  Masonic 
Temple.  He  died  May  20,  1903,  and  his  Funeral  was  held  May  22, 
1903. 

Samuel  F.  Greer 

Samuel  F.  Greer  was  born  September  8,  1825,  in  Fairfield  County, 
Ohio,  and  was  living  at  Logan  County  in  that  State  when  the  discovery 
of  gold  in  California  aroused  the  excitement  of  his  neighborhood,  and 
in  1849  he  went  with  a  wagon  train  to  California.  He  returned  to  Ohio 
in  1850,  and  came  to  Decatur  in  1854.  He  became  a  Justice  of  the 
Peace  in  1851,  and  served  as  County  Judge  a  number  of  years. 

Bro.  Greer  received  his  Degrees  in  Bellefontaine  Lodge  No.  209  of 
Belle fontaine,  Ohio,  being  Raised  on  March  25,  1851 ;  took  his  Dimit 
in  1853,  and  became  a  member  of  Macon  Lodge  No.  8  on  September 
22,  1855.  He  was  Junior  Warden  in  1857 ;  Senior  Warden  in  1858  and 
1859;  and  Worshipful  Master  in  1860. 

Bro.  Greer  died  on  January  1,  1887. 


98  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


George  Wilbur  Bright 

Bro.  George  W.  Bright  was  bom  September  16,  1831,  at  Philadelphia, 
and  came  here  on  his  birthday  in  1852.  He  was  Raised  in  Macon 
Lodge  No.  8  on  June  17,  1854,  and  has  been  a  member  of  our  Lodge 
continuously  since  that  day. 

Bro.  Bright  was  Senior  Deacon  of  his  Lodge  in  1858,  1859,  and  1861 ; 
Senior  Warden  in  1862,  1864  and  1865;  Worshipful  Master  in  1867, 
1868,  1871,  1874  and  1880;  and  Treasurer  in  1878,  1879,  1883,  and  from 
1887  to  1899  inclusive.  On  February  25,  1856,  he  became  a  member  of 
Macon  Chapter  No.  21,  R.  A.  M.,  and  was  High  Priest  in  1858  and 
1859,  and  is  still  a  member  of  that  Institution.  He  received  his  Tem- 
ple Degrees  in  the  Commandery  at  Alton  in  1856,  and  is  the  only  sur- 
viving Charter  Member  of  Beaumanoir  Commandery  No.  9,  K.  T., 
of  Decatur,  of  which  last  Commandery  he  was  Eminent  Commander 
in  1866,  1867  and  1868,  and  is  still  a  member.  As  proxy  for  the  M.  W. 
Grand  Master,  Bro.  Bright  Constituted  Cerro  Gordo  Lodge  No.  600 
on  November  12,  1868. 

Ever  since  coming  to  Decatur,  Bro.  Bright  has  lived  on  West  Wil- 
liam Street,  never  more  than  200  feet  from  his  present  home.  He 
was  a  clerk  in  Stamper  and  Condell's  store  for  a  while,  and  then  be- 
came connected  with  the  National  Bank  of  Decatur  and  served  that 
business  for  over  thirty  years.  In  1872  he  planted  a  number  of  small 
maple  trees  near  his  home,  which  have  grown  into  large  shade  trees. 
Bro.  Bright  also  was  a  laborer  in  the  vineyard.  In  September,  1872, 
he  advertised  twenty-five  tons  of  grapes  for  sale  at  three  cents  per 
pound.  At  that  time  there  was  a  wine  press  here,  owned  by  the  De- 
catur Wine  Company. 

Brother  Bright  is  still  living  at  his  residence,  310  West  William  Street, 
but  is  feeble  in  health,  his  sight  almost  gone,  albeit  he  spends  much 
time  working  in  the  yard,  raking  the  grass  and  trimming  the  plants. 
His  regard  for  Macon  Lodge  has  never  waned,  and  sometimes  he  comes 
to  Lodge  just  for  the  pleasure  of  being  there  although  he  can  see  lit- 
tle and  hear  none  of  the  proceedings. 

We  have  been  fortunate  in  procuring  a  photograph  of  Bro.  Bright 
when  he  was  a  young  man. 


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BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES  99 


Paul  F.  Jones 

Paul  F.  Jones  was  Initiated  on  January  26,  1864,  M.  W.  G.  M.  Thomas 
J.  Turner  being  in  the  East;  was  Passed  June  11,  1864;  and  Raised 
August  17,  1864.  He  was  in  partnership  with  Bro.  William  H.  Grindol 
in  the  stone  business.  He  was  Senior  Deacon  in  1867  and  1868,  Senior 
Warden  and  a  member  of  the  Finance  Committee  in  1869,  and  Wor- 
shipful Master  in  1870.  On  February  6,  1885,  Bro.  Jones  took  his 
Dimit  and  went  West.  When  last  heard  from  he  was  in  Kansas,  hav- 
ing entered  the  Methodist  ministry. 

William  H.  Gipson 

William  Henry  Gipson  was  born  March  24,  1837  at  Manchester, 
Indiana,  receiving  his  education  at  Aurora,  Indiana,  and  came  to  De- 
catur April  1,  1865.  He  built  a  small  home  on  East  Eldorado  Street, 
and  went  to  work  for  D.  C.  Shockley  at  the  carpenter  trade.  He  re- 
ceived his  Degrees  in  Macon  Lodge  No.  8,  being  Raised  March  28, 
1868;  was  Senior  Warden  in  1870  and  1871;  Worshipful  Master  in 
1872  and  1873;  Senior  Warden  in  1875;  Worshipful  Master  again  in 
1876  and  1878 ;  and  Senior  Deacon  in  1881  and  1882.  On  June  1,  1883, 
he  was  made  a  life  member,  in  appreciation  of  his  assistance  in  the  con- 
struction of  the  Temple. 

Bro.  Gipson  was  a  member  of  Macon  Chapter  No.  21,  and  of  Beau- 
manoir  Commandery  No.  9.  For  the  last  eleven  years  preceding  his 
death  he  was  engaged  in  the  planing  mill  business. 

Bro.  Gipson  died  on  August  8,  1888,  and  was  buried  August  12,  1888, 
with  the  ceremonies  of  the  Craft. 

Elisha  D.  Carter 

Elisha  D.  Carter  was  born  February  2,  1814,  at  Crab  Orchard,  Ken- 
tucky, and  in  1836  came  to  Shelbyville,  Illinois,  then  moved  to  Spring- 
field, and  in  1838  came  to  Decatur.  He  worked  at  cabinet  making  and 
manufacturing  coffins  until  1854,  then  entered  the  grocery  business. 
He  received  his  Degrees  in  Macon  Lodge  No.  8  during  the  year  1842 ; 
was  Senior  Warden  in  1848,  1849  and  1874;  on  the  Finance  Com- 
mittee in  1850,  1876  and  1877 ;  Junior  Warden  in  1852  and  1873 ;  Junior 
Deacon  in  1872;  Worshipful  Master  in  1875  and  1879;  and  Treasurer 
in  1880  and  1881. 

Bro.  Carter  died  on  July  16,  1881,  and  was  buried  with  the  cere- 
monies of  the  Craft. 


lOO  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

William  W.  Foster 

Bro.  William  W.  Foster  has  been  a  man  of  local  prominence  for  a 
great  many  years,  having  held  numerous  public  offices  and  occupied 
a  leading  position  in  the  politics  of  this  community  during  most  of 
his  life. 

Bro.  Foster  was  bom  September  3,  1843,  at  Canal  Fulton,  Stark 
County,  Ohio,  and  while  a  resident  of  Ohio  he  served  in  the  104th  Ohio 
Volunteers  from  1862  until  the  close  of  the  Civil  War.  He  came  to 
Decatur  shortly  after  the  end  of  the  War,  and  received  his  Degrees 
in  Macon  Lodge  No.  8,  being  raised  on  January  11,  1868.  He  was 
Junior  Steward  in  1869,  Senior  Deacon  in  1870  and  1871,  Junior  War- 
den in  1872  and  187S,  Senior  Warden  in  1876,  Worshipful  Master  in 
1877,  and  a  member  of  the  Finance  Committee  in  1878. 

Bro.  Foster  died  on  April  18,  1910,  and  his  funeral,  which  occurred 
April  21,  1910,  was  one  of  the  largest  held  in  Decatur  in  recent  years. 
The  interment  was  at  Greenwood  Cemetery. 

John  Hatfield 

John  Hatfield  was  born  near  Centreville,  Montgomery  County,  Ohio, 
on  June  12,  1828.  He  learned  the  cooper  trade  when  a  young  man,  and 
worked  at  making  lard  kegs.  In  1855  he  moved  to  Galesburg,  III., 
from  there  to  Marion  County,  thence  to  Macon  County.  He  received 
his  Degrees  in  South  Macon  Lodge  No.  467,  at  Macon  in  this  County, 
being  Raised  February  27,  1866.  On  October  5,  1871,  he  took  his 
Dimit,  and  joined  Blue  Mound  Lodge  No.  682,  from  which  he  Dimitted 
January  26,  1880,  and  became  a  member  of  Macon  Lodge  No.  8  on 
November  13,  1880.  He  was  Worshipful  Master  of  Macon  Lodge  No. 
8  in  1881,  1882  and  1883,  just  before,  during,  and  immediately  after  the 
building  of  the  Masonic  Temple.  On  June  1,  1883  Bro.  Hatfield  was 
made  a  life  member  of  Macon  Lodge,  in  appreciation  of  his  services  in 
building  the  Temple. 

Bro.  Hatfield  died  on  August  5,  1905. 

James  D.  Templeton 

Bro.  James  D.  Templeton  was  born  July  28,  1839  at  Savannah,  Ohio. 
He  received  his  Degrees  in  Macon  Lodge  No.  8,  being  Elected  at  the 
first  Stated  Meeting  held  in  the  new  Temple,  May  4,  1883,  also  being 
the  first  candidate  Raised  in  that  building,  June  2,  1883.  Bro.  Templeton 
was  Senior  Deacon  in  1886,  Junior  Warden  in  1887,  Senior  Warden  in 
1888  and  1889,  and  Worshipful  Master  in  1890. 

Bro.  Templeton  was  a  salesman,  and  was  always  a  cheerful  and  jolly 
man,  until  after  his  removal  to  Bayonne,  N.  J.,  where  he  became  an 
invalid  during  the  latter  years  of  his  life.  He  died  on  December  5, 
1909,  and  was  interred  at  Greenwood  Cemetery  with  the  ceremonies  of 
the  Craft. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES  lOI 

Isaac  A.  Buckingham 

Bro.  Isaac  A.  Buckingham  was  born  July  25,  1840,  in  Hamilton 
County,  Ohio,  and  received  his  education  in  Cincinnati.  He  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  and  came  to  Decatur  in  1863,  forming  a  partnership 
with  Joel  S.  Post.  He  served  as  City  Attorney,  and  in  1876  became 
State's  Attorney. 

Bro.  Buckingham  received  his  Degrees  in  Macon  Lodge  No.  8,  being 
Raised  September  28,  1883.  He  was  Junior  Warden  in  1888  and  1889, 
Senior  Warden  in  1890,  and  Worshipful  Master  in  1891.  On  August  8, 
1915,  Bro.  Buckingham  suddenly  expired,  while  sitting  on  his  front 
porch,  and  was  interred  in  Greenwood  Cemetery  the  second  day  follow- 
ing, with  the  ceremonies  of  Masonry. 

Martin  C.  Herman 

Bro.  Martin  C.  Herman  was  born  May  6,  1864,  in  Perry  County,  Pa. 
He  petitioned  Macon  Lodge  No.  8  for  the  Degrees  on  his  23rd  birth- 
day, and  was  Raised  July  8,  1887.  He  was  Senior  Steward  in  1888, 
Junior  Warden  in  1890,  Senior  Warden  in  1891,  Worshipful  Master  in 
1892  and  1897,  Custodian  of  the  Temple  in  1893,  Chaplain  in  1914,  and 
served  the  Lodge  in  many  other  capacities.  Bro.  Herman  was  said  to 
have  attained  high  proficiency  in  all  the  Work  of  Masonry,  of  the 
Royal  Arch  Chapter  of  which  he  was  High  Priest  in  1901,  and  of  the 
Commandery  of  which  he  was  Eminent  Commander  in  1895. 

Bro.  Herman  died  on  January  9,  1915,  at  Decatur,  and  was  buried  by 
the  Craft  on  January  12,  1915. 

Eli  Fountain  Dawson 

Eli  F.  Dawson  was  bom  February  22,  1857,  at  Monroe  County,  Mis- 
souri, and  came  to  Decatur  in  1884  to  work  for  the  Wabash  Railroad 
Company.  He  received  his  Degrees  in  Macon  Lodge  No.  8,  being 
Raised  on  August  18,  1888.  He  was  Senior  Steward  in  1889;  Junior 
Warden  in  1891 ;  Senior  Warden  in  1892 ;  and  Worshipful  Master  and 
Deputy  Grand  Lecturer  in  1893.  In  1899  Bro.  Dawson  moved  to  De- 
troit, Mich.,  where  he  suffered  a  stroke  of  paralysis  in  November,  1907. 
He  was  taken  to  a  sanitarium  by  his  brother,  and  died  Maj^  4,  1908. 
His  funeral  occurred  at  El  Dorado  Springs,  Mo. 

Isaac  C.  Pugh 
Isaac  C.  Pugh  was  bom  November  23,  1805,  in  Christian  County,  Ken- 
tucky, came  to  Shelby  County  in  1821,  and  became  a  resident  of  Deca- 
tur in  1828.  His  home  was  on  North  Water  Street,  near  Johnson  ave- 
nue, and  he  owned  a  farm  of  eighty  acres  lying  north  of  Pugh  Street 
and  mostly  west  of  Water  Street.  Pugh  Street  was  so  called  because  it 
was  the  Southern  boundary  of  his  land. 


102  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

Bro.  Pugh  was  the  hero  of  three  Wars,  the  Black  Hawk  War,  the 
Mexican  War,  and  the  Civil  War.  He  was  a  man  of  great  courage, 
and  was  in  the  thick  of  the  most  severe  engagements  in  all  three  of  the 
Wars,  but  never  received  a  scratch.  In  1861  he  organized  the  Forty 
First  Illinois  Infantry  at  Decatur.  In  1870,  when  the  skeleton  of  a 
mastodon  was  unearthed  southwest  of  Niantic,  Bro.  Pugh  went  to 
see  it,  and  reported  it  authentic,  whereupon  there  was  a  rush  of  people 
to  that  vicinity.  The  historical  writings  of  this  community  are  full  of 
the  records  concerning  Bro.  Pugh,  and  vie  with  one  another  in  doing 
him  honor,  for  his  long  years  of  devotion  to  the  welfare  of  his  Country 
in  its  periods  of  peril. 

Bro.  Pugh  received  his  Degrees  in  Macon  Lodge  No.  8,  on  the  20th 
day  of  May,  1846.  He  Petitioned,  was  Elected,  and  received  all  three 
of  the  Degrees  at  one  meeting,  under  Special  Dispensation.  He  died 
November  19,  1874,  and  was  buried  November  21,  1874,  with  the  cere- 
monies of  the  Craft. 

William  Edward  Nelson 

The  claim  which  was  set  up  by  Bro.  Owen  Scott  several  years  ago, 
that  Bro.  Nelson  was  the  oldest  Mason  in  Illinois,  aroused  so  much 
interest  in  the  Masonic  career  of  this  memorable  Brother  that  special 
efforts  were  put  forth  to  complete  his  Masonic  Record.  So  far  as  we 
are  informed,  Bro.  Scott's  claim  was  never  successfully  controverted. 

The  general  history  of  Macon  County  and  the  State  of  Illinois  is 
replete  with  mention  of  the  name  of  William  E.  Nelson,  as  he  was  an 
able  lawyer,  a  learned  and  just  Judge,  and  a  man  of  unusual  accom- 
plishments in  many  other  ways.  This  matter  is  accessible  to  all,  and 
need  not  demand  space  here. 

Bro.  William  E.  Nelson  was  bom  June  4,  1824,  at  Sparta,  in  Ten- 
nessee, and  was  Raised  in  Sparta  Lodge  No.  99  on  April  22,  1846.  On 
March  2,  1857,  Bro.  Nelson  took  his  Dimit,  and  came  to  Decatur  imme- 
diately. He  became  a  member  of  Ionic  Lodge  U.  D.,  and  was  a  Charter 
Member  of  Ionic  Lodge  No.  312,  Chartered  October  5,  1859.  On  De- 
cember 11,  1899,  Bro.  Nelson  Dimitted  from  Ionic  Lodge,  and  was 
Elected  to  Membership  in  Macon  Lodge  No.  8  on  September  5,  1902, 
remaining  with  Macon  Lodge  until  his  death. 

Bro.  Nelson  died  January  16,  1915,  at  Decatur,  and  was  buried  the 
second  day  following  by  Macon  Lodge  No.  8,  at  Greenwood  Cemetery. 

Bro.  Nelson  was  High  Priest  of  Macon  Chapter  No.  21,  R.  A.  M.,  in 
1896. 

A  large  and  beautiful  picture  of  Bro.  Nelson  hangs  in  the  Circuit 
Court  Room  in  Decatur,  in  commemoration  of  his  services  to  Macon 
County  and  this  Judicial  Circuit. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES  IO3 


Owen  Scott 

Bro.  Owen  Scott  has  been  Worshipful  Master  of  two  Lodges,  and 
has  held  Grand  Lodge  Ofiice  continuously  since  1885.  In  1895  and  1896 
he  was  accorded  the  highest  honor  known  to  Illinois  Masons,  that  of 
Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master  of  Illinois.  His  framed  picture  adorns 
the  wall  of  our  Tyler's  Room,  as  a  companion  to  the  picture  of  Bro. 
Jerome  R.  Gorin,  to  commemorate  the  services  of  these  devoted 
Brethren  to  the  Masonic  Institution.  However,  the  picture  of  Bro. 
Scott  at  page  1  of  the  1897  Grand  Lodge  Proceedings,  is  the  better 
resemblance  of  him  while  M.  W.  Grand  Master. 

Bro.  Scott  was  bom  July  6,  1848,  at  Efl&ngham,  111.,  and  received  his 
Degrees  in  Watson  Lodge  No.  602  at  Watson,  111.,  being  Initiated  De- 
cember 17,  1870,  Passed  January  21,  1871,  and  Raised  February  18, 
1871.  He  did  not  remain  there  long,  as  he  Affiliated  with  Effingham 
Lodge  No.  149  on  February  21,  1873,  in  which  Lodge  he  was  Worship- 
ful Master  in  1878,  1880,  1883,  and  1884,  and  took  his  Dimit  January  2, 
1885.  He  Affiliated  with  Wade  Barney  Lodge  No.  512  at  Bloomington 
on  July  23,  1885;  was  D.  D.  G.  M.  of  the  15th  District  from  1885  to 
1888  inclusive ;  Worshipful  Master  of  Wade  Barney  Lodge  in  1889  and 
1890;  Junior  Grand  Warden  in  1889  and  1890;  Senior  Grand  Warden 
in  1891  and  1892;  Deputy  Grand  Master  in  1893  and  1894;  and  M.  W. 
Grand  Master  in  1895  and  1896.  Bro.  Scott  was  also  Grand  Orator  in 
1882,  and  again  in  1906. 

On  March  6,  1903,  Bro.  Scott  became  a  member  of  Macon  Lodge  No. 
8,  and  the  remainder  of  his  Masonic  Record  to  date  will  be  found  in 
connection  with  the  Record  of  Grand  Lodge  Officers  and  Committees. 

Bro.  Scott  took  his  R.  A.  Chapter  Degrees  in  Effingham  Chapter  No. 
87  on  August  16,  1876,  also  receiving  his  Council  Degrees  in  Effingham ; 
Dimitted  from  Effingham  Chapter  and  joined  Bloomington  Chapter; 
and  Dimitted  from  Bloomington  Chapter,  becoming  a  member  of 
Macon  Chapter  No.  21  of  Decatur  on  January  3,  1900.  He  received  his 
Red  Cross  Degree  on  May  31,  1881,  and  the  Order  of  the  Temple  on 
June  10,  1881,  in  Godfroy  de  Bouillon  Commandery  No.  44  at  Mattoon, 
111.;  affihated  with  De  Molay  Commandery  No.  24  at  Bloomington  on 
May  4,  1885 ;  and  became  a  member  of  Beaumanoir  Commandery  No.  9 
at  Decatur  on  March  25,  1907.  In  1893  Bro.  Scott  joined  Albert  Pike 
Consistory  No.  1  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

In  the  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star  Bro.  Owen  Scott  now  holds  the 
highest  office  to  which  a  male  member  may  aspire.    He  joined  Decatur 


104  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

Chapter  No.  Ill  on  November  27,  1902;  was  Worthy  Patron  in  1912; 
Associate  Grand  Patron  in  1914  and  1915 ;  and  is  Worthy  Grand  Patron 
for  1915  and  1916. 

Bro.  Scott  is  still  alive  and  vigorous,  living  at  Decatur,  111.,  with  over 
Forty-five  years  of  Masonic  activity  in  the  past,  and  the  wishes  of  the 
Brethren  for  many  years  in  the  future. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES  I05 


Jesse  H.  Moore 

Jesse  H.  Moore  was  bora  April  22,  1817,  at  St.  Clair  County,  Illinois, 
and  received  his  Degrees  in  the  Lodge  at  Jacksonville.  He  became  a 
member  of  Macon  Lodge  No.  8  on  February  20,  1864,  and  was  a  Grand 
Lecturer  from  1869  to  1873.  Bro.  Moore  was  a  Methodist  minister, 
being  pastor  of  the  Methodist  Church  here  in  1862. 

When  the  Civil  War  began,  Bro.  Moore  was  authorized  to  raise  a 
Regiment,  and  became  commander  of  the  115th  Illinois  Volunteers. 
He  was  commissioned  Brigadier  General  by  the  President  of  the 
United  States,  for  his  gallant  services. 

In  1868  Bro.  Moore  was  elected  to  Congress,  and  served  four  years. 
In  the  42nd  Congress  he  was  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Pensions, 
and  in  1873  he  received  the  appointment  as  United  States  Pension  Agent 
at  Springfield,  111.,  where  he  served  four  years.  In  1881  he  became 
United  States  Consul  at  Callao,  in  Peru. 

During  the  yellow  fever  epidemic  at  Callao  in  1883  Bro.  Moore  fell,  a 
victim  to  the  disease,  his  death  occurring  on  July  11,  1883.  His  remains 
were  interred  at  Callao,  but  two  years  later  they  were  transferred  to 
Greenwood  Cemetery  at  Decatur,  111. 

De  Witt  C.  Shockley 

De  Witt  C.  Shockley  was  born  May  3,  1826,  at  Lancaster,  Ohio,  and 
received  his  Degrees  in  that  State.  He  became  a  Charter  Member  of 
Groveport  Lodge  No.  240  at  Groveport,  Ohio,  and  was  Dimitted  from 
that  Lodge  on  November  1,  1855.  He  became  a  member  of  Macon 
Lodge  No.  8  on  January  9,  1856,  and  was  voted  a  life  membership  on 
June  1,  1883.  He  was  on  the  Finance  Committee  in  1860,  1861,  1884, 
1885  and  1886;  was  Senior  Steward  in  1861,  Junior  Deacon  in  1864, 
and  Custodian  of  the  Temple  from  1884  to  1895  inclusive,  with  the 
exception  of  two  years. 

Bro.  Shockley  was  a  Contractor  and  Builder,  and  constructed  many 
of  the  old  landmarks  of  Decatur.  He  built  the  Decatur  High  School  in 
1868,  most  of  the  row  of  business  buildings  on  Water  Street  from 
Prairie  to  William,  and  many  fine  residences.  But  the  most  interesting 
circumstance  concerning  Bro.  Shockley  was  his  acquaintance  with 
Abraham  Lincoln.  He  knew  Lincoln  before  that  great  statesman  was 
ever  thought  of  as  a  Presidential  possibility.  Bro.  Shockley  built  the 
wigwam  on  South  Park  Street,  in  which  the  Republican  Convention  of 
Illinois  met  in  1860,  and  launched  the  Lincoln  boom. 


I06  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

Bro.  Shockley  died  at  his  home  in  Decatur  on  January  6,  1911,  and 
was  buried  in  Greenwood  Cemetery  with  the  ceremonies  of  Masonry, 
his  funeral  being  conducted  by  Macon  Lodge  No.  8. 

Nathan  Lowell  Krone 

Nathan  L.  Krone  was  born  March  14,  1833,  in  York  County,  Penn- 
sylvania, and  came  to  Decatur  in  1839.  He  was  known  here  as  a  veteran 
druggist,  having  spent  most  of  his  long  life  in  the  drug  business.  He 
received  his  Degrees  in  Macon  Lodge  No.  8,  being  Raised  on  June  13, 
1866.  He  was  Junior  Deacon  in  1867,  Secretary  in  1868,  1869,  1870  and 
1871,  a  member  of  the  Finance  Committee  in  1867,  1881,  1882,  1884, 
1885,  1886,  1888,  1889,  and  1890,  Custodian  in  1887,  and  was  appointed 
Historian  of  the  Lodge  in  1888.  He  was  a  member  of  Macon  Chapter 
No.  21,  R.  A.  M.,  of  Decatur  Council  No.  16,  of  which  he  was 
thrice  Illustrious  Master  in  1885  and  1886;  and  of  Beaumanoir  Com- 
mandery  No.  9,  K.  T. 

In  the  last  year  or  so  before  his  death,  Bro.  Krone  was  regarded  as 
the  only  remaining  authority  on  the  early  events  of  this  community,  his 
mind  being  a  regular  store  house  of  facts  and  figures,  which  he  could 
command  readily  and  narrate  with  marvellous  exactness.  The  Real 
Estate  Records  of  this  County  have  been  clarified  many  times  by  Bro. 
Krone,  his  recollection  of  names  and  family  connections  being  drawn 
upon  freely  by  attorneys  and  real  estate  men  for  the  purpose  of 
straightening  out  tangled  titles.  The  Decatur  papers  have  published 
many  columns  of  matter  which  Bro.  Krone  told  them,  concerning  the 
days  when  Decatur  was  a  mere  village.  He  and  Bro.  George  W. 
Bright  were  brothers-in-law,  and  the  house  where  Bro.  Bright  now 
lives  was  built  by  David  Krone,  father  of  Nathan  L.  Krone  and  Mrs. 
Bright.  Bro.  Krone  was  actively  engaged  in  the  drug  business  over 
sixty  years. 

Bro.  Krone  died  on  March  3,  1916,  and  was  buried  the  Sunday  fol- 
lowing at  Greenwood  Cemetery,  with  the  ceremonies  of  Beaumanoir 
Commandery  No.  9,  Knights  Templar. 


LODGES   RECOMMENDED   BY   MACON   LODGE  No.   8 


No. 

Name 

Location 

Date  of  Charter 

35 

Charleston 

Charleston 

October 

8,  1845 

58 

Fraternal 

Monticello 

October 

4,  1848 

84 

De  Witt 

Clinton 

October 

8,  1850 

87 

Mt.  Pulaski 

Mt.  Pulaski 

October 

8,  1850 

122 

Mound 

Taylorville 

October 

5,  1852 

180 

Moweaqua 

Moweaqua 

October 

3,  1855 

312 

Ionic 

Decatur 

October 

5,  1859 

431 

Summit 

Harristown 

October 

4,  1865 

454 

Maroa 

Maroa 

October 

4,  1865 

467 

South  Macon 

Macon 

October 

3,  1866 

499 

Mt.  Zion 

Mt.  Zion 

October 

3,  1866 

600 

Cerro  Gordo 

Cerro  Gordo 

October 

6,  1868 

682 

Blue  Mound 

Blue  Mound 

October 

3,  1871 

Dalton  City 

Dalton  City 

Not  Chartered 

Oreana 

Oreana 

Not  Chartered 

871 

Argenta 

Argenta 

October 

7,  1903 

959 

Warrensburg 

Warrensburg 

October  15,  1913 

965 

Cisco 

Cisco 

October  15,  1913 

979 

Stephen  Decatur 

Stephen  Decatur 

October  14,  1914 

Note — Mt.  Zion  Lodge  No.  499  consolidated  with  Ionic  Lodge  No. 
312  in  1875.  The  Petition  of  the  Brethren  at  Dalton  City  for  a  Lodge 
was  recommended  by  Macon  Lodge  on  March  24,  1877,  and  the  Petition 
of  the  Brethren  at  Oreana  was  recommended  by  Macon  Lodge  on 
March  24,  1877,  and  the  Petition  of  the  Brethren  at  Oreana  was 
recommended  on  April  3,  1896,  but  neither  Lodge  was  Chartered. 

Macon  Lodge  has  furnished  Charter  Members  for  Lodges  in  many 
other  localities,  but  this  table  is  not  intended  to  include  all  the  Lodges 
which  Macon  Lodge  members  have  assisted  in  organizing. 


Record  of  Work 
and  Business 


DEVELOPMENT    OF   STANDARD   WORK 

The  development  of  the  Ritualistic  Work  in  the  State  of  Illinois 
affords  material  for  one  of  the  most  interesting  narratives  in  connection 
with  Masonic  History  in  this  State,  and  some  brief  mention  on  this 
subject  would  not  be  out  of  place  here.  As  late  as  the  year  1863  the 
Grand  Master,  who  had  made  wide  investigation  into  the  details  of 
Work  in  different  Jurisdictions,  was  impressed  with  the  necessity  of 
standardizing  the  Work  in  Illinois.  In  1862  the  Grand  Lodge  had 
repealed  the  provision  for  districting  the  State  and  appointing  District 
Grand  Lecturers,  thus  throwing  the  whole  responsibility  of  providing 
for  proper  dissemination  of  the  Work  and  Lectures  upon  the  Grand 
Master,  as  custodian  of  the  Work.  He  expressed  his  opinion  that  the 
Work  known  as  the  Webb  Work,  as  taught  by  John  Barney,  was  the 
best,  and  should  be  put  in  practice  in  Illinois.  Up  to  that  time  no  par- 
ticular standard  had  obtained,  and  the  Grand  Master  had  been  endeav- 
oring to  promulgate  the  Webb  system.  He  visited  many  Lodges,  teach- 
ing the  Ceremonies  of  opening  and  closing,  and  the  conferring  of  De- 
grees, assisted  by  Lecturers  whom  he  had  first  examined  himself.  On 
November  3,  1862  the  Grand  Master  issued  his  Edict,  declaring  the 
Webb  Work  to  be  the  Work  of  this  State,  and  offering'  instruction  to 
any  Lodge  which  would  apply  for  it. 

At  that  time  there  existed  an  Organization  known  as  Conservators, 
stating  its  purpose  to  be  the  harmonizing  and  conserving  of  standard 
Work,  and  promulgation  of  the  Fraternal  Spirit  among  Lodges,  and 
the  Grand  Master  was  said  to  be  a  Conservator.  This  body  was  not 
Regular,  and  was  not  a  Masonic  Institution,  although  it  claimed  to  do 
work  cotemporaneous  with  Masonry.  In  1862  this  Conservator's 
Association  voluntarily  dissolved  in  this  jurisdiction,  and  the  Grand 
Lodges  of  some  States  legislated  against  it.  The  Grand  Master  denied 
connection  with  this  body,  but  stated  that  its  Work  was  similar  to  the 
Webb  Work  which  he  had  learned. 

Attempt  to  Make  Work  Uniform 

On  the  7th  day  of  March,  1842,  delegates  from  several  Grand  Lodges 
met  at  Washington,  and  organized  by  appointing  a  Chairman  and  Sec- 
retary, and  declared  its  purpose  to  be  the  production  of  uniform  Work 
throughout  the  United  States,  and  to  take  measures  to  elevate  the 
Fraternity  to  a  high  standing  throughout  the  world.    No  representative 


112  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

of  Illinois  was  there,  or  took  part  in  the  proceedings.  Committees  were 
appointed,  and  resolutions  adopted  attempting  to  commit  all  the  States 
to  the  Work  and  Lectures  approved  by  that  Session,  and  it  was  demon- 
strated that  the  Work  under  consideration  was  identical  with  the 
Ancient  York  Rite,  the  Baltimore  Work,  and  the  Webb  Work,  also 
known  as  the  Hutchinson  Lectures. 

A  Grand  Lecturer  Elected 

At  the  Meeting  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Illinois  in  October,  1843, 
Grand  Master  Helm  recommended  the  appointment  of  a  Grand  Lec- 
turer, whose  duty  should  be  to  visit  St.  Louis  and  there  obtain  the 
Baltimore  Lectures  from  delegates  who  had  attended  the  Baltimore 
Convention.  Bro.  Levi  Lusk  was  elected  Grand  Lecturer,  performed 
the  duties  assigned  to  him,  and  reported  to  the  next  Grand  Lodge.  On 
October  6,  1845,  two  Lecturers  delivered  the  Lectures  on  the  First  and 
Second  Degrees  before  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  rehearsed  them  with  the 
brethren  present,  whereupon  the  Grand  Lodge  unanimously  adopted 
them.  The  next  evening  the  Grand  Master  gave  the  Lecture  on  the 
Third  Degree,  and  exemplified  the  Work  before  the  Grand  Lodge.  In 
1846  this  performance  was  repeated,  and  in  1847  these  Lectures  were 
again  delivered  before  the  Grand  Lodge.  All  of  the  leaders  were  pro- 
mulgating the  National  System,  or  the  Baltimore  Work,  at  the  time. 
This  Work  was  approved  as  the  Standard  Work  of  Illinois,  and  some 
portion  of  it  exemplified  before  the  Grand  Lodge  upon  each  occasion 
from  the  beginning  until  1862.  In  1851  the  Grand  Lodge  forbade  the 
constituent  Lodges  receiving  instruction  from  anyone  except  such  as 
were  duly  appointed  for  that  purpose,  the  object  being  to  permit  no 
deviation  from  the  method  adopted ;  and  no  one  was  allowed  to  teach 
anything  else.  Nevertheless,  Past  Grand  Master  Morris  of  Kentucky 
held  a  Lodge  of  Instruction  at  Chicago  in  1859,  at  which  several 
Illinois  Masons  were  present,  which  was  at  least  displeasing  to  our 
Grand  Lodge. 

Attempt  to  Introduce  an  Outside  Ritual 

From  this  time  until  late  in  the  year  1869  the  Grand  Lodge  ofl&cers 
were  endeavoring  to  perfect  the  original  standard  Webb  Work.  A  dis- 
tinguished Brother  from  an  outside  jurisdiction  exemplified  his  Work 
in  Illinois,  and  insisted  that  it  was  the  original  Webb  Work,  but  our 
Grand  Master  was  under  the  impression  that  it  was  not,  and  gave  it 
little  attention.  A  controversy  arose  upon  this  subject,  but  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  Illinois  adhered  to  the  original  Work,  and  declared  it  standard. 

Board  of  Examiners  Appointed 

For  a  more  detailed  account  of  the  difficulties  overcome  and  the 
earnest  discussions  involved  in  adopting  a  Ritual  for  this   State,  we 


RECORD  OF  WORK  AND  BUSINESS  II3 

must  refer  the  brethren  to  the  Reports  of  the  Grand  Lodge  Proceedings 
covering  the  period  from  the  beginning  down  to  about  1870,  particu- 
larly the  Jerome  R  Gorin  volume  of  1863,  which  is  in  our  library.  In 
1868  the  Grand  Master  divided  the  State  into  Twenty-four  Districts, 
and  appointed  Lecturers  to  look  after  each  District.  In  1865  Bro. 
Jerome  R.  Gorin  was  appointed  a  Lecturer,  or  Grand  Overseer  of  Work. 
On  October  6,  1869,  a  Board  of  Grand  Examiners  was  created,  to  relieve 
the  Grand  Master  of  the  onerous  duty  of  supervising  the  Work  of 
Lodges  and  examining  Lecturers  appointed.  From  this  time  the  Work 
became  fixed,  and  subject  to  alterations  in  minor  details,  is  the  same  at 
this  day. 

List  of  Grand  Lecturers,  Members  of  Macon  Lodge  No.  8. 

1865,  Jerome  R.  Gorin. 

1869-73,  Jesse  H.  Moore. 

1883,  Archie  R.  Small. 

1884  to  1910,  George  A.  Stadler. 

1889  to  1895,  Josiah  M.  James. 

1889,  Charles  L.  Hovey. 

1891  to  date,  James  M.  Willard. 

1894-5,  Eli  F.  Dawson. 

1895  to  1900,  J.  D.  Templeton. 

1902  to  date,  W.  A.  Dixon. 

1903  to  1907,  Owen  Scott. 
1907  to  date,  J.  S.  Edmundson. 
1906  to  1910,  C.  M.  Borchers. 
1907-9,  J.  T.  Pierce. 

1908-12.  H.  O.  Folrath. 
1909-12,  H.  C.  Bush. 

1910  to  date,  H.  W.  Crabb. 

1911  to  date,  Silas  Watts. 

1913  to  date,  M.  N.  Shaw. 

1914  to  date,  J.  W.  Montgomery. 

1915  to  date,  J.  W.  Evans. 


114 


HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


Growth  of  Macon  Lodge — Originally  But  13  Members 

At  the  time  it  was  Constituted,  Macon  Lodge  boasted  Thirteen  mem- 
bers. From  the  Grand  Lodge  Tables,  the  first  accurate  count  was  in 
1865,  when  Macon  Lodge  totalled  One  Hundred  Forty-five  members. 
The  membership,  by  five  year  periods,  then  grew  as  follows : 

1865,  145;  1870,  149;  1875,  140;  1880,  115;  1885,  162;  1890,  234;  1895, 
342 ;  1900,  345 ;  1905,  470 ;  1910,  605 ;  1915,  718 ;  January  1,  1916,  744. 

The  Tabulated  Statements  of  the  Grand  Secretary,  beginning  in  1865 
with  145  members,  show  the  following: 


T3 

•a 

<u 

<u 

"O 

kH 

■t~* 

E 

o 

en 

'f. 

T3 
V 

d 

a 

•o 

V 

3 

rt 

< 

« 

Q 

« 

OT 

1866 
67 
68 
69 
70 
71 
72 
73 
74 
75 
76 
77 
78 
79 
80 
81 
82 
83 
84 
85 
86 
87 
88 
89 
90 


5 
11 
10 
7 
9 
6 
4 
4 
5 
3 
3 
1 
5 


1 

9 

11 

7 

2 

8 

7 

15 

20 

19 


7 
3 
4 
1 
11 
4 
2 
2 
7 
3 
5 
2 
1 
2 

6 
4 

12 
2 
5 
5 
3 

11 
9 
9 


1 
4 
3 
14 
1 


17 
1 
5 
6 
6 
3 
3 
6 
5 
2 
5 
2 
2 
4 
1 
5 
3 
1 
2 
3 
3 
1 

3 
2 


2 
13 


18 
3 
6 

5 

15 

5 

2 


Q. 

w 


13 

•o 

73 

1) 

4) 

'3 

E 

•t3 

O 

E 

d 

CA 

3 

>H 

« 

< 

P^ 

(5 

5 

a 

X 

w 


1891 

17 

9 

1 

3 

1 

.. 

92 

30 

10 

2 

8 

5 

,  , 

93 

18 

15 

2 

2 

4 

5 

94 

17 

10 

,  , 

,  . 

6 

,  , 

95 

11 

6 

,  , 

3 

2 

,  , 

96 

9 

6 

,  , 

2 

7 

,  , 

97 

5 

5 

1 

2 

7 

14 

98 

9 

1 

1 

3 

3 

,  , 

99 

9 

8 

,  , 

5 

3 

1 

1900 

19 

16 

1 

6 

8 

23 

01 

13 

8 

6 

8 

5 

8 

02 

29 

14 

,  , 

1 

4 

1 

03 

30 

9 

1 

9 

6 

7 

04 

38 

15 

4 

8 

6 

5 

05 

39 

13 

1 

9 

9 

5 

06 

32 

16 

2 

7 

4 

*  • 

07 

32 

14 

,  , 

9 

5 

,  , 

08 

22 

10 

2 

9 

9 

,  , 

09 

31 

16 

1 

9 

7 

4 

10 

28 

17 

1 

11 

8 

5 

11 

34 

12 

3 

8 

13 

7 

12 

29 

6 

,  , 

7 

6 

,  , 

13 

31 

9 

2 

5 

10 

1 

14 

49 

9 

1 

13 

9 

12 

15 

58 

5 

2 

41 

11 

1 

RECORD  OF  WORK  AND  BUSINESS 


115 


Complete  Table  of  Membership — Taken  From  the  Lodge  Minutes 
The  following  statement  is  confined  to  what  is  shown  by  the  Lodge 
Minutes,  many  Records  being  incomplete,  and  is  not  expected  to  corre- 
spond exactly  with  the  Roster  of  Membership: 


Petitions 

1 

CO 

0. 

P 

u 

0 

fa 

_j   '57 

0 
fa 

-J   '57 

Degrees 
1    2    3 

■4-i 

Q 

(5 

d 

(A 

3 

■4^ 

a 
"53 

U.D. 

2 

7 

8 

7 

•  • 

•  • 

«  • 

•  • 

7 

6 

6 

,  , 

•  • 

•  • 

1841 

2 

1 

2 

1 

«  • 

1 

1 

,  , 

1 

1 

1 

•  • 

•  • 

•  • 

1842 

5 

8 

6 

7 

,  , 

1 

1 

.  , 

7 

7 

7 

.  . 

•  , 

•  • 

1843 

] 

Record  m 

issing  Ju 

ne 

5,  1842  to  May  25,  1844. 

1844 

11 

3 

,  , 

,  , 

,  , 

,  , 

•  • 

•  • 

,  , 

•  • 

1 

1 

1845 

11 

7 

1 

1 

•  • 

,  , 

,  , 

1 

1 

1 

2 

•  • 

•  • 

1846 

8 

8 

5 

4 

,  , 

1 

1 

3 

2 

2 

3 

1 

.  • 

1847 

11 

12 

6 

5 

.  . 

1 

1 

5 

6 

5 

1 

.  . 

•  • 

1848 

13 

13 

14 

9 

1 

,  , 

«  . 

8 

8 

4 

9 

•  • 

1 

1849 

13 

26 

11 

16 

2 

1 

1 

10 

10 

14 

2 

•  • 

1 

1850 

13 

16 

8 

8 

,  , 

3 

1 

9 

9 

10 

9 

.  • 

1851 

11 

17 

11 

10 

,  , 

3 

3 

9 

8 

8 

•  • 

•  . 

1852 

11 

6 

5 

6 

•  • 

2 

1 

5 

5 

4 

•  • 

3 

1853 

12 

11 

9 

8 

,  , 

5 

3 

9 

6 

6 

6 

1854 

12 

11 

11 

6 

3 

10 

8 

7 

8 

9 

2 

. , 

1855 

11 

12 

16 

11 

3 

10 

9 

11 

11 

9 

2 

1856 

12 

25 

19 

17 

3 

11 

11 

2 

14 

10 

15 

3 

3 

1857 

13 

12 

12 

10 

3 

2 

5 

8 

11 

6 

1 

•  • 

1858 

12 

16 

12 

10 

1 

2 

2 

10 

7 

6 

7 

2 

1859 

13 

8 

12 

6 

1 

9 

9 

5 

6 

8 

2 

1 

2 

1860 

14 

9 

5 

4 

•  • 

3 

4 

6 

5 

5 

6 

1 

7 

2 

1861 

12 

9 

3 

4 

,  , 

3 

2 

4 

4 

4 

1 

•  • 

•  • 

1862 

12 

16 

26 

24 

2 

5 

4 

23 

27 

27 

.  . 

1 

6 

1863 

13 

14 

20 

9 

4 

5 

7 

7 

4 

4 

3 

5 

1 

1864 

12 

29 

25 

19 

6 

6 

3 

16 

12 

10 

2 

1 

•  • 

1865 

13 

30 

20 

14 

11 

13 

8 

3 

9 

12 

9 

9 

5 

1 

1866 

13 

26 

16 

8 

5 

10 

7 

2 

9 

9 

10 

6 

•  • 

16 

1 

1867 

12 

31 

29 

21 

10 

5 

2 

1 

17 

14 

14 

5 

•  • 

1 

•  « 

1868 

13 

28 

13 

9 

4 

2 

3 

,  , 

11 

11 

10 

4 

2 

•  • 

1869 

12 

16 

8 

7 

3 

6 

2 

2 

7 

7 

4 

,  , 

1 

•  • 

2 

1870 

13 

39 

24 

12 

12 

8 

10 

,  , 

10 

12 

15 

8 

1 

11 

•  • 

1871 

12 

6 

4 

4 

1 

4 

4 

.  , 

4 

1 

«  • 

2 

1 

•  • 

1872 

12 

24 

8 

8 

,  , 

2 

2 

,  , 

7 

6 

8 

6 

4 

3 

•  • 

1873 

13 

20 

14 

10 

5 

6 

6 

1 

8 

3 

1 

4 

5 

1 

2 

1874 

12 

19 

6 

3 

3 

5 

3 

2 

4 

7 

6 

2 

3 

18 

1 

1875 

12 

11 

5 

3 

1 

7 

6 

•  • 

3 

4 

3 

5 

1 

3 

1 

ii6 


HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


Petitions        | 

a 

C/2 

en 

Q 

u 
O 

(3 

'37 
Pi 

For  M, 

El. 
Rej. 

Degre 

1    2 

es 
3 

s 
p 

.a 

Q 

d 

CO 

p 

03 

4^ 
10 

a 
"53 

1876 

12 

10 

3 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

3 

1 

1 

6 

1 

1877 

12 

9 

5 

4 

,  , 

3 

3 

5 

4 

4 

,  , 

,  , 

,  , 

,  , 

1878 

12 

6 

2 

1 

1 

1 

,  , 

1 

,  , 

2 

2 

3 

5 

1 

1879 

13 

1 

1 

,  , 

1 

1 

,  , 

,  , 

,  , 

5 

15 

1 

1880 

11 

4 

2 

1 

1 

4 

4 

1 

,  , 

,  , 

1 

2 

6 

4 

1881 

13 

13 

5 

5 

,  , 

2 

2 

5 

4 

2 

6 

3 

,  , 

3 

1882 

12 

27 

17 

15 

1 

15 

8 

13 

13 

15 

2 

,  , 

,  , 

13 

1883 

12 

21 

8 

8 

,  , 

4 

9 

7 

8 

9 

,  , 

2 

,  , 

1 

1884 

12 

22 

5 

5 

,  , 

3 

3 

6 

4 

5 

1 

1 

6 

,  , 

1885 

12 

5 

1 

2 

,  , 

4 

4 

1 

2 

,  , 

3 

2 

,  , 

2 

1886 

12 

26 

22 

21 

,  , 

4 

5 

16 

12 

11 

4 

2 

5 

.  . 

1887 

12 

25 

13 

10 

2 

8 

7 

13 

10 

10 

,  , 

1 

4 

,  , 

1888 

11 

43 

19 

15 

1 

7 

6 

15 

18 

14 

1 

1 

,  , 

1 

1889 

12 

59 

30 

25 

1 

16 

15 

2 

25 

24 

23 

3 

1 

2 

1 

1890 

12 

44 

16 

16 

3 

10 

10 

15 

17 

17 

2 

2 

4 

•  • 

1891 

12 

51 

35 

25 

1 

7 

6 

22 

17 

18 

4 

1 

1 

1892 

12 

68 

28 

29 

1 

14 

12 

27 

30 

32 

6 

4 

,  , 

2 

1893 

12 

52 

23 

19 

3 

14 

11 

21 

16 

16 

5 

5 

5 

3 

1894 

12 

38 

27 

16 

8 

7 

9 

15 

13 

15 

1 

4 

,  , 

,  , 

1895 

12 

33 

18 

13 

4 

5 

5 

12 

12 

14 

2 

3 

•  • 

,  , 

1896 

12 

16 

5 

2 

5 

4 

4 

4 

6 

6 

2 

7 

,  , 

•  • 

1897 

12 

21 

12 

9 

2 

7 

4 

9 

9 

9 

2 

4 

14 

,  , 

1898 

12 

17 

15 

10 

3 

4 

4 

8 

6 

5 

7 

2 

1 

1 

1899 

12 

29 

13 

12 

2 

15 

11 

12 

13 

13 

2 

7 

1 

,  , 

1900 

12 

47 

24 

22 

1 

9 

12 

22 

18 

18 

4 

6 

23 

2 

1901 

12 

68 

30 

26 

31 

12 

10 

24 

22 

28 

5 

2 

6 

5 

1902 

12 

60 

36 

23 

5 

12 

10 

1 

24 

22 

21 

5 

,  . 

1 

1903 

12 

85 

45 

44 

4 

18 

14 

2 

42 

39 

38 

8 

10 

7 

2 

1904 

12 

73 

51 

42 

6 

17 

16 

1 

38 

32 

26 

3 

8 

5 

3 

1905 

11 

100 

42 

37 

6 

12 

12 

41 

41 

46 

6 

1 

5 

1 

1906 

12 

77 

39 

34 

7 

15 

15 

31 

33 

32 

8 

,  . 

,  . 

2 

1907 

12 

72 

39 

32 

6 

12 

9 

29 

28 

30 

10 

1 

.  • 

1 

1908 

12 

74 

45 

34 

8 

13 

15 

33 

31 

31 

10 

7 

•  • 

1 

1909 

12 

60 

34 

24 

8 

16 

15 

25 

21 

23 

7 

4 

6 

2 

1910 

12 

73 

51 

32 

13 

14 

14 

30 

29 

34 

9 

8 

3 

2 

1911 

12 

71 

43 

24 

8 

11 

10 

2 

29 

26 

21 

8 

7 

7 

1 

1912 

12 

84 

46 

38 

4 

11 

8 

1 

38 

39 

39 

7 

5 

1 

1913 

12 

86 

87 

67 

18 

12 

10 

3 

61 

37 

32 

8 

6 

i 

2 

1914 

12 

77 

57 

42 

17 

8 

7 

3 

43 

51 

59 

9 

5 

12 

2 

1915 

12 

93 

80 

64 

23 

8 

6 

2 

64 

63 

63 

5 

12 

1 

•  • 

RECORD  OF  WORK  AND  BUSINESS  II7 

A  careful  count  from  the  first  Meeting  of  Macon  Lodge  until  the  end 
of  the  year  1915  shows  the  following: 

Total  Number  of  Petitions  Received 1971 

Rejected    322 

Elected  to  Membership 470 

Initiated    1120 

Passed 1043 

Raised    1047 

A  discrepancy  arises  from  some  documents  on  file  which  are  not  in- 
cluded in  the  Minutes,  and  from  attempts  to  supply  dates  and  figures 
from  memoranda,  but  the  difference  will  be  found  so  slight  that  these 
figures  may  be  accepted  as  right  at  the  exact  facts. 

In  the  Grand  Lodge  Proceedings  for  1892  there  are  only  five  Lodges 
outside  of  Cook  County  with  a  membership  of  over  two  hundred,  Ma- 
con Lodge  No.  8  being  the  highest  with  286.  Macon  Lodge  was  second 
in  membership  in  1915. 


Roster  of  Officers 

The  Workers  in  the  Lodge  for 
Seventy-Five  Years 


LIST  OF  WORSHIPFUL  MASTERS,  SENIOR  AND  JUNIOR 

WARDENS 


Year      Worshipful  Master 

U.D  George  A.  Patterson 
1841-2  George  A.  Patterson 
1842-3  Joseph  King 
1843-4  Henry  Prather 

1844  Charles  H.  Pringle 

1845  Charles  H.  Pringle 

1846  Henry  Prather 

1847  Henry  Prather 

1848  Hosea  J.  Armstrong 

1849  Hosea  J.  Armstrong 

1850  Hosea  J.  Armstrong 
Charles  H.  Pringle 

1851  Charles  H.  Pringle 

1852  Charles  H.  Pringle 

(Died  Nov.  8) 

1853  William  T.  Stamper 

1854  Jerome  R.  Gorin 

1855  Jerome  R.  Gorin 

1856  David  P.  Bunn 

1857  George  Goodman 

1858  William  L.  Hammer 

1859  William  L.  Hammer 

1860  Samuel  F.  Greer 

1861  Jerome  R.  Gorin 

1862  Jerome  R.  Gorin 

1863  Jerome  R.  Gorin 

1864  Jerome  R.  Gorin 

1865  Jerome  R.  Gorin 

1866  Jerome  R.  Gorin 

1867  George  W.  Bright 

1868  George  W.  Bright 

1869  Jerome  R.  Gorin 

1870  Paul  F.  Jones 

1871  George  W.  Bright 

1872  William  H.  Gipson 

1873  William  H.  Gipson 

1874  George  W.  Bright 

1875  Elisha  D.  Carter 


Senior  Warden 
Joseph  King 
Joseph  King 
Jerome  R.  Gorin 
Jerome  R.  Gorin 
Jerome  R.  Gorin 
William  T.  Stamper 
John   Y.    Braden 
Hosea  J.  Armstrong 
Jerome  R.  Gorin 
Elisha  D.  Carter 
Elisha  D.   Carter 
William  T.  Stamper 


Junior    Warden 

William  Laforge 
Henry  Prather 
John   Y.   Braden 
William    Bosworth 
William  T.  Stamper 
Preston  Butler 
Elisha  D.  Carter 
Hartwell   Robinson 
John  Y.  Braden 
Isaac   C.   Pugh 
Isaac  C.  Pugh 
William  J.  Condell 


William  J.  Condell     George  Goodman 
A.  B.  Bunn  Elisha  D.  Carter 


John  Y.  Braden 
George  Goodman 
John  Y.  Braden 
Abram  B.  Bunn 
William  L.  Hammer 
Samuel  F.  Greer 
Samuel  F.  Greer 
Robert  Green 
John  L.   Adams 
George  W.  Bright 
John  N.  Fuller 
George  W.  Bright 
George  W.  Bright 
Walter  J.  Taylor 
Walter  J.  Taylor 
John  T.  Bamett 
Paul  F.  Jones 
William  H.  Gipson 
William  H.  Gipson 
David  T.  Sherman 
Hickman  E.  Foster 
Elisha  D.   Carter 
William  H.  Gipson 


George  Goodman 
Berry  H.  Cassell 
Edward  A.  Piper 
Edward  A.  Piper 
Samuel  F.  Greer 
Robert  Green 
Robert  Green 
John  L.  Adams 
Henry  Bishop 
George   Dempsey 
David   L.   Hughes 
Walter  J.  Taylor 
Walter  J.  Taylor 
John  L.   Adams 
John  T.  Bamett 
Henry    Bishop 
John  L.  Adams 
David  T.   Sherman 
David  T.   Sherman 
William  W.  Foster 
Elisha  D.   Carter 
William  H.  Wilson 
William  W.  Foster 


122 


HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


Year 

1876 
1877 
1878 
1879 
1880 
1881 
1882 
1883 
1884 
1885 
1886 
1887 
1888 
1889 
1890 
1891 
1892 
1893 
1894 

1895 
1896 
1897 
1898 
1899 
1900 
1901 
1902 
1903 
1904 
1905 
1906 
1907 
1908 
1909 
1910 
1911 
1912 
1913 
1914 
1915 
1916 


Worshipful  Master  Senior  Warden 
William  H.  Gipson      William  W.  Foster 


William  W.  Foster 
William  H.  Gipson 
Elisha  D.  Carter 
George  W.  Bright 
John  Hatfield 
John  Hatfield 
John  Hatfield 
Edward  P.  Vail 
Edward  P.  Vail 
John  H.  Mauzy 
Charles  L.  Hovey 
Charles  L.  Hovey 
Charles  L.  Hovey 


Frederick  M.  Cox 
Frederick  M.  Cox 
Frederick  M.  Cox 
Frederick  M.  Cox 
Charles   O.  Judson 
Charles   O.  Judson 
Edward  P.  Vail 
John  H.  Mauzy 
John  H.  Mauzy 
Charles  L.  Hovey 


Junior  Warden 
Frederick  M.  Cox 
Alex  C.  Comman 
Alex  C.  Comman 
Charles  O.  Judson 
Charles  O.  Judson 
Albert  G.   Webber 
Frederick  M.  Cox 
John  H.  Mauzy 
Charles  O.   Piatt 
Robert  E.  Pratt 
A.   M.  Werner 
James  D.  Templeton 


A.  M.  Werner 

James  D.  Templeton  Isaac  A.  Buckingham 
James  D.  Templeton  Isaac  A.  Buckingham 
James  D.  Templeton  Isaac  A.  Buckingham  Martin  C.  Herman 
Isaac  A.  Buckingham  Martin  C.  Herman     Eli    F.    Dawson 
Martin  C.  Herman      Eli  F.   Dawson  William R.Buckmaster 

WilliamR.BuckmasterCharles  B.  Hughes 
Charles  B.  Hughes     William  A.  Dixon 


Eli  F.  Dawson 
William  R.  Buck- 
master 
Charles  B.  Hughes 
William  A.  Dixon 
Martin  C.  Herman 
James  W.  Carter 
John  W.  Graves 
John  F.  Mattes 


William  A.  Dixon 
George  A.  Stadler 
James  W.  Carter 
John  W.   Graves 
John  F.   Mattes 


Ulysses  Michl 
James   W.    Carter 
John  W.    Graves 
John  F.  Mattes 
Charles  M.  Borchers 


Charles  M.  Borchers  John  H.  Howard 

Lemuel  T.  Armstrong 
James  S.  Baldwin 


Charles  M.  Borchers  John  H.  Howard 

John  H.  Howard         L.  T.  Armstrong 

Lemuel  T.  Armstrongjames    S.    Baldwin 

James  S.  Baldwin        Ulysses    Michl 

Ulysses  Michl  John  T.   Pierce 

John  T.  Pierce  Isaac  S.  Shoemaker    Harry  O.  Folrath 

Charles  M.  Borchers   Harry  O.  Folrath        Herbert  C.  Bush 

Harry  O.  Folrath        Herbert  C.  Bush 

Harry  W.  Crabb 

Silas  Watts 

Arthur  A.  Rucker 

Marshall  N.  Shaw 

James W.MontgomeryJohn  W.  Evans 
JamesW.MontgomeryJohn  W.   Evans  Wm.  E.  Montgomery 

John  W.  Evans  Wm.  E.  Montgomery  Edmund  C.  Probst 

Edmund  C.  Probst     George  R.  Flint  Gideon  I.  Covalt 


Herbert  C.  Bush 
Harry  W.  Crabb 
Silas  Watts 
Emmet  D.  Conrad 
Marshall  N.  Shaw 


Ulysses  Michl 
John  T.  Pierce 
Isaac  S.  Shoemaker 


Harry  W.  Crabb 
Silas  Watts 
Arthur  A.  Rucker 
Emmet  D.  Conrad 
James  W.Montgomery 


ROSTER  OF  OFFICERS 


123 


LIST  OF  TREASURERS  AND  SECRETARIES 


Year 

Treasurer 

Secretary 

U.  D. 

Henry  Prather 

Henry  Prather 

1841-2 

Andrew  S.  Williams 

Jerome  R.  Gorin 

1842-3 

Hosea  J.  Armstrong 

William  B.  Bosworth 

1843-4 

Hartwell  Robinson 

Jasper  J.  Peddecord 

1844 

Hartwell  Robinson 

Jasper  J.  Peddecord 

1845 

Henry  Prather 

William  Condell 
Jerome  R.  Gorin 

1846 

Henry  Hummell 

William  T.  Stamper 

1847 

Henry  Hummell 
Isaac  C.  Pugh 

William  T.  Stamper 

1848 

Isaac  C.  Pugh 
William  T.  Stamper 

Nathan  P.  West 

1849 

William  T.  Stamper 

Nathan  P.  West 

to  Sept.  29. 

1850 

Joseph  King 

E.  J.  Rice 

Warner  W.  Oglesby 

Berry  H.  Cassell 

1851 

Joseph  King 

Berry  H.  Cassell 

1852 

J.  M.  Smallwood 
Thomas  H.  Wingate 

Berry  H.  Cassell 

1853 

David  E.  Ralls 

Henry  Goodman 

John  M.  Lowry 

1854 

Henry  Goodman 

John  M.  Lowry 

to  Sept.  30 

1855 

Henry  Goodman 

Berry  H.  Cassell 

1856 

Jerome  R.  Gorin 

George  W.  Bright 

1857 

Jerome  R.  Gorin 

Enoch  G.  Falconer 

John  Ricketts,  Merchant 

James  B.  Trull 
Nicholas  L.  Carr. 

1858 

John  H.  Brown 

James  B.  Trull 

1859 

Julian  S.  Hoaglin 

Joel  C.  Benton 

1860 

William  L.  Hammer 

Charles  H.  Fuller 

1861 

William  L.  Hammer 

Charles  H.  Fuller 

1862 

William  L.  Hammer 

Charles  H.  Fuller 

1863 

William  L.  Hammer 

David  S.  Shellabarger 

1864 

William  L.  Hammer 

Charles  H.  Fuller 

1865 

William  L.  Hammer 

Charles  H.  Fuller 

124 


HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


Year 

1907 

1866 

1867 

1868 

1869 

1870 

1871 

1872 

1873 

1874 

1875 

1876 

1877 

1878 

1879 

1880 
1881 
1882 
1883 
1884 
1885 
1886 
1887 
1888 
1889 
1890 
1891 
1892 
1893 
1894 
1895 
1896 
1897 
1898 
1899 
1900 
1901 
1902 
1903 
1904 
1905 
1906 


Treasurer 

Secretary 

James  W.  ' 

Carter 

Guy  P.  Lewis 

William  L. 

Hammer 

Christopher  C.  Glass 

William  L. 

Hammer 

Michael  F.  Kanan 

William  L. 

Hammer 

Nathan  L.  Krone 

William  L. 

Hammer 

Nathan  L.  Krone 

William  L. 

Hammer 

Nathan  L.  Krone 

William  L. 

Hammer 

Nathan  L.  Krone 

William  L. 

Hammer 

Samuel  Newell 

William  L. 

Hammer 

Samuel  Newell 

William  L. 

Hammer 

Samuel  Newell 

William  L. 

Hammer 

James  S.  Carter 

William  L. 

Hammer 

James  S.  Carter 

William  L. 

Hammer 

James  S.  Carter 

George  W. 

Bright 

James  S.  Carter 

George  W. 

Bright 

James  S.  Carter 

to  Aug. 

Elisha  D.  ( 

[Tarter 

William  L.  Hammer 

Elisha  D.  ( 

Tarter 

William  L.  Hammer 

Abraham  W.  Conklin 

William  L.  Hammer 

George  W. 

Bright 

William  L.  Hammer 

Orville  B. 

Gorin 

Thomas  W.  Pinkerton 

Orville  B. 

Gorin 

Thomas  W.  Pinkerton 

Orville  B. 

Gorin 

Thomas  W.  Pinkerton 

George  W. 

Bright 

Thomas  W.  Pinkerton 

George  W. 

Bright 

Thomas  W.  Pinkerton 

George  W. 

Bright 

William  L.  Hammer 

George  W. 

Bright 

William  L.  Hammer 

George  W. 

Bright 

William  L.  Hammer 

George  W. 

Bright 

William  L.  Hammer 

George  W. 

Bright 

William  L.  Hammer 

George  W. 

Bright 

William  L.  Hammer 

George  W. 

Bright 

William  L.  Hammer 

George  W. 

Bright 

Guy  P.  Lewis 

George  W. 

Bright 

Guy  P.  Lewis 

George  W. 

Bright 

Guy  P.  Lewis 

George  W. 

Bright 

Guy  P.  Lewis 

James  W. 

Carter 

Guy  P.  Lewis 

James  W. 

Carter 

Guy  P.  Lewis 

James  W. 

Carter 

Guy  P.  Lewis 

James  W. 

Carter 

Guy  P.  Lewis 

James  W. 

Carter 

Guy  P.  Lewis 

James  W. 

Carter 

Guy  P.  Lewis 

James  W. 

Carter 

Guy  P.  Lewis 

ROSTER  OF  OFFICERS 


125 


Year 

Treasurer 

1908 

James  W.  Carter 

1909 

George  R.  Flint 

1910 

Guy  P.  Lewis 

1911 

Guy  P.  Lewis 

1912 

Guy  P.  Lewis 

1913 

Guy  P.  Lewis 

1914 

Guy  P.  Lewis 

1915 

Guy  P.  Lewis 

1916 

Guy  P.  Lewis 

Secretary 

William  A.  Dixon 
William  A.  Dixon 
William  A.  Dixon 
William  A.  Dixon 
Alba  A.  Jones 
Alba  A.  Jones 
Alba  A.  Jones 
James  W.  Montgomery 
James  W.  Montgomery 


126 


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LIST   OF   SENIOR  AND  JUNIOR   DEACONS 


Year 

Senior  Deacon 

Junior  Deacon 

U.  D. 

Elijah  League 

Leonard  Ashton 

1841-2 

Elijah  League 

Joel  S.  Post 

1842-3 

Elisha  D.  Carter 

Preston  Butler 

1843-4 

Elisha  D.  Carter 

Preston  Butler 

1844 

George  Goodman 

John  Y.  Braden 

1845 

Elisha  D.  Carter 

Hosea  J.  Armstrong 

1846 

Champion  Butler 

James  Ashton 

1847 

Champion  Butler 

James  Draper 

1848 

Warner  W.  Oglesby 

Elisha  D.  Carter 

1849 

Charles  H.  Pringle 

William  J.  Condell 

1850 

Charles  H.  Pringle 
to  Feb.  23. 

George  Goodman 

1851 

William  T.  Stamper 

Walter  J.  Taylor 

1852 

William  T.  Stamper 

John  P.  Post 

1853 

Abraham  B.  Bunn 

John  P.  Post 

1854 

Abraham  B.  Bunn 

James  Simpson 

1855 

Abraham  B.  Bunn 

James  Simpson 

1856 

George  Goodman 

John  S.  Taylor 

1857 

John  S.  Taylor 

Robert  Neely 

1858 

George  W.  Bright 

John  Ricketts 
John  L.  Adams 

1859 

George  W.  Bright 

John  L.  Adams 

1860 

James  L.  Peake 

John  Leiby 

1861 

George  W.  Bright 

John  S.  Taylor 

1862 

James  L.  Peake 

John  L.  Adams 

1863 

Henry  Bishop 

Alex  C.  Comman 

1864 

Alex  C.  Comman 

DeWitt  C.  Shockley 

1865 

Alex  C.  Comman 

John  N.  Fuller 

1866 

John  T.  Bamett 

Thomas  Handy 

1867 

Paul  F.  Jones 

Nathan  L.  Krone 

1868 

Paul  F.  Jones 

Richard  J.  Roberts 

1869 

George  F.  Hargus 

Milton  Johnson 

1870 

William  W.  Foster 

John  A.  Swearingen 

1871 

William  W.  Foster 

John  A.  Swearingen 

1872 

David  P.  Churchman 

Elisha  D.  Carter 

1873 

David  P.  Churchman 

Hanson  T.  Houck 

1874 

Walter  J.  Taylor 

William  B.  Corman 

ROSTER  OF  OFFICERS 


127 


Year 

Senior  Deacon 

1875 

Walter  J.  Taylor 

1876 

Abram  L.  Roberts 

1877 

Abram  L.  Roberts 

1878 

Charles  0.  Judson 

1879 

Alex  C.  Cornman 

1880 

Alex  C.  Cornman 

1881 

William  H.  Gipson 

1882 

William  H.  Gipson 

1883 

Charles  0.  Piatt 

1884 

Robert  E.  Pratt 

1885 

Herman  Nolte 

1886 

James  D.  Templeton 

1887 

Edward  B.  Judson 

1888 

Samuel  M.  Galbrath 

1889 

John  L.  Elkin 

1890 

William  R.  Buckmaster 

1891 

John  A.  Davidson 

1892 

Charles  B.  Hughes 

1893 

William  A.  Dixon 

1894 

John  W.  Sanner 

1895 

James  M.  Bridges 

1896 

John  W.  Graves 

1897 

Charles  E.  Lindsey 

1898 

Charles  M.  Borchers 

1899 

Melville  F.  Metz 

1900 

Lorin  A.  Bower 

1901 

James  S.  Baldwin 

1902 

Paul  S.  Leonard 

1903 

John  T.  Pierce 

1904 

Isaac  S.  Shoemaker 

1905 

Harry  0.  Folrath 

1906 

Herbert  C.  Bush 

1907 

Harry  W.  Crabb 

1908 

Silas  Watts 

1909 

Arthur  A.  Rucker 

1910 

Emmett  D.  Conrad 

1911 

Marshall  N.  Shaw 

1912 

John  W.  Evans 

1913 

William  E.  Montgomery 

1914 

Edmund  C.  Probst 

1915 

George  R.  Flint 

1916 

Roy  G.  Johnson 

Junior  Deacon 
Abram  L.  Roberts 
Henry  Bauer 
Henry  Bauer 
James  T.  Saunders 
W.  S.  Nichols 
Ancil  C.  Stevens 
W.  S.  Nichols 
Ancil  C.  Stevens 
Robert  E.  Pratt 
Alfred  M.  Werner 
Frank  L.  Stevenson 
Thomas  W.  Cann 
Thomas  W.  Cann 
John  L.  Elkin 
John  Kline 
John  A.  Davidson 
Charles  B.  Hughes 
Thomas  A.  Cassell 
Charles  E.  Lindsey 
Ulysses  Michl 
John  W.  Graves 
Ulysses  Michl 
John  F.  Mattes 
Edward  N.  Bauer 
Albert  H.  Cope 
Lemuel  T.  Armstrong 
Paul  S.  Leonard 
John  T.  Pierce 
Alba  A.  Jones 
Lynn  M.  Barnes  to  June 

3,  Harry  O.  Folrath 
Herbert  C.  Bush 
John  R.  Clary 
Silas  Watts 
Arthur  A.  Rucker 
Emmet   D.   Conrad 
Roscoe  E.  Venters 
James  W.  Montgomery 
Wm.  E.  Montgomery 
Ethan  E.  Kile 
George  R.  Flint 
Ira  L.  Smith  to  Sept.  3, 

Gideon  I.  Covalt 
Joseph  L.  Hedrick 


128 


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LIST    OF   SENIOR   AND   JUNIOR    STEWARDS 

Note — Under  the  first  By-Laws  the  Tyler  was  Steward,  therefore  the 
List  of  Tylers  should  be  referred  to  for  the  first  Stewards.  In  1858 
the  Lodge  had  two  Stewards  for  the  first  time,  but  in  1862,  1863,  1864, 
1868,  1870,  1873,  1876,  1877,  1879,  1880,  and  1884,  there  were  no  Stewards 
appointed. 


Year 

1858 
1859 
1860 
1861 
1865 
1866 
1867 
1869 
1871 
1872 
1874 
1875 
1878 
1881 
1882 
1883 
1885 
1886 
1887 
1888 
1889 
1890 
1891 
1892 
1893 
1894 
1895 
1896 
1897 
1898 
1899 


Senior  Steward 
Andrew  J.  Wolf 
James  W.  Sponsler 
David  S.  Shellabarger 
DeWitt  C.  Shockley 
Leonard  Stout 
Leonard  Stout 
Richard  J.  Roberts 
Samuel  Newell 
Alex  C.  Gorman 
James  S.  Carter 
Alex  C.  Gorman 
Henry  Bauer 
Jonathan  W.  Butman 
James  L.  Peake 
Benjamin  Z.  Taylor 
David  Bellamy 
William  H.  Grindol. 
William  L.  Hammer 
John  L.  Elkins 
Martin  G.  Herman 
Eli  F.  Dawson 
Charles  B.  Hughes 
Jo  P.  G.  Elkin 
Charles  E.  Lindsey 
Ulysses  Michl 
Edward  N.  Bauer 
Edward  N.  Bauer 
John  P.  Brothers 
Edgar  R.  Kellington 
William  L.  Foulke 
John  H.  Howard 


Junior  Steward 
John  L.  Adams 

George   Dempsey 
Walter  J.  Taylor 
James  N.  Warren 
Harvey  Mahannah 
James  N.  Warren 
William  W.  Foster 
Hickman  E.  Foster 
William  H.  Grindol 
Milton  Johnson 
James  L.  Reese 
No.  J.  S. 
Henry  T.  Houck 
John  W.  Hatfield 
Frank  M.  Gaddis 
David  Bellamy 
Ancil  C.  Stevens 
Edgar  F.  Wills 
Isaac  W.  Hutchin 
Meredith  H.  Whitehurst 
William  L.  Dumont 
Thomas  A.  Cassell 
Samuel    L.    Montgomery 
Edward  N.  Bauer 
John  W.   Graves 
John  L.  Abrams 
Edgar  R.  Kellington 
Charles   M.   Borchers 
John  H.  Howard 
Lemuel  T.  Armstrong 


ROSTER  OF  OFFICERS 


129 


Year 

Senior  Steward 

1900 

James  V.  Simeral 

1901 

Charles  E.  Head 

1902 

No  S.  S. 

1903 

Isaac  S.  Shoemaker 

1904 

Austin  F.  Helm 

1905 

John  H.  Walker 

1906 

Louis  A.  Mills 

1907 

Samuel  F.  Deetz 

1908 

Emmet  D.  Conrad 

1909 

Roscoe  E.  Venters 

1910 

James  W.  Montgomery 

1911 

John  W.  Evans 

1912 

Ethan  E.  Kile 

1913 

Edmund  C.  Probst 

1914 

Ira  L.  Smith 

1915 

Gideon  I.  Covalt  to  Sept. 

3,  Roy  G.  Johnson 

1916 

George  B.  Marshall 

Junior  Steward 
Janles  S.  Baldwin 
John  T.  Pierce 
Alba  A.  Jones 
Wilbur  R.  Batchelder 
Harry  O.  Folrath  to  June 

3,  Herbert  C.  Bush. 
James  G.  Keyes 
Harry  W.  Crabb 
Arthur  A.  Rucker 
Roscoe  E.  Venters 
James  W.  Montgomery 
John  W.  Evans 
Wm.  E.  Montgomery 
Edmund  C.  Probst 
Jay  Rickey 
Gideon  I.  Covalt 
Roy  G.  Johnson  to  Sept. 

3,  Joseph  L.  Hedrick 
Claire  E.  Hutchin 


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HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


TYLERS 


U.  D.  to 

1880-85 

1843 

James  Ashton 

1886-92 

1843-4 

Henry  Hummell 

1844-5 

James  Ashton 

1893-95 

1846 

George  Goodman 

1896-99 

1847 

David  E.  Ralls 

1900-3 

Henry  Hummell 

1904 

1848 

Henry  Hummell 

1849-52 

David  E.  Ralls 

1905 

1853-56 

James  S.  Carter 

1906-7 

1857-73 

Henry  Hummell 

1908-9 

1874-5 

David  P.  Churchman 

1910-14 

1876 

William  J.  Myers 

1915 

1877 

James  L.  Peake 

1878 

Loammi  L.  Haworth 

1916 

1879 

Henry  Bauer 

Henry  Hummell 
Robert  Green 

(Died  Sept.  4,  1892.) 
James  Sampson 
Richard  Hixson 
Fernandah  H.  Wilcox 
Charles  L.  Hovey  to  Oct. 

7,  F.  H.  Wilcox 
Richard  Hixson 
Fernandah  H.  Wilcox 
Julius  S.  Edmundson 
Fernandah  H.  Wilcox 
F.  H.  Wilcox  to  Jan.  3, 

James  N.  Sampson 
James  N.  Sampson 


CHAPLAINS 

Note — The  Lodge  has  not  had  many  Chaplains  as  regular  Officers,  it 
being  considered  more  convenient  to  appoint  Chaplains  Pro  Tern,  as 
occasion  demands. 


1850  David  P.  Bunn  1864 

1853  Enoch  G.  Falconer  1865-68 

1855-6  Enoch  G.  Falconer  1869-70 

1857  David  P.  Bunn  1890 

1859  Enoch  G.  Falconer  1905 

1860  George  W.  Kingsolving         1914 

1861  Enoch  G.  Falconer  1915 
David  P.  Bunn  1916 

1862  David  P.  Bunn 


Enoch  G.  Falconer 
David  P.  Bunn 
Abraham  B.  Carpenter 
Thomas  W.  Pinkerton 
Frederick  W.  Bumham 
Martin  C.   Herman 
Elisha  L.  Reeves 
Eugene  M.  Antrim 


ROSTER  OF  OFFICERS 


131 


MARSHALS 

Note — The  remarks  preceding  the  List  of  Chaplains  are  as  appro- 
priate with  reference  to  Marshals. 


1849  James  Y.  Braden  1910 

1854  Isaac  C.  Pugh  Pro  Tem.  1911 

1856  Isaac  C.  Pugh  Pro  Tem.  1912 

William  L.  Hammer  P.T.  1913 

1905  Charles  M.  Borchers  1914 

1906  Charles  M.  Borchers  1915 

1907  William  A.  Dixon  1916 
1909  James  N.  Sampson 


James  M.  Willard 
Harry  W.  Crabb 
Charles  M.  Borchers 
Martin  C.  Herman 
Roy  G.  Johnson 
Joseph  L.  Hedrick 
Francis  M.  Kile 


ORGANISTS 

1888  Francis  M.  Watkins  1909  Samuel 

1889  Francis  M.  Watkins  1910  Samuel 

1890  Francis  M.  Watkins  1911  Samuel 

1891  Francis  M.  Watkins  1912  George 

1893  Howard  M.  Wood  1913  George 

1894  Howard  M.  Wood  1914  George 
1896  George  J.  Dorrell  1915  Fred  M 

1907  George  R.  Bicknell  1916  George 

1908  Samuel  C.  Montgomery 


C.  Montgomery 
C.  Montgomery 
C.  Montgomery 
R.  Bicknell 
R.  Bicknell 
R.  Bicknell 
.  Robinson 
R.  Bicknell 


Real  Estate  Transactions 

A  Record  of  the  Transactions  Whereby  Macon 
Lodge  Acquired  the  Site  of  Its  Temple 


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A    PART    OF    ALLEN,    McREYNOLDS    &    CO.'S    ADDITION, 
PLATTED  APRIL  21,  1837,  BY  GEORGE  A.  PATTER- 
SON,   DEPUTY    COUNTY    SURVEYOR 


The  above  is  a  correct  Plat  of  that  portion  of  Allen,  McReynoUls  & 
Co.'s  Addition  comprising  the  propcrt}-  in  which  Macon  Lod,uc  has  had 
an  interest,  with  its  surroundings.  The  inierest  of  the  Lodge  has  been 
confined  to  the  block  known  as  Block  Three,  and  Lots  one,  two,  three, 
four,  and  six  of  said  Block.     The  following  description  of  the  trans- 


LIBRARY 

OF  THE 

UNIVERSin  Oh  ILLINOIS 


REAL  ESTATE  TRANSACTIONS  I35 

actions  whereby  Macon  Lodge  acquired  and  disposed  of  its  interests  in 
the  several  lots  will  be  found  more  instructive  than  entertaining,  but 
it  is  valuable  as  a  record  and  should  have  a  place  in  this  narrative. 

1856  On  December  2,  1856,  while  occupying  the  building  at  the  cor- 
ner of  Water  and  Park  Streets,  Macon  Lodge  purchased  Lot 
One  and  the  west  ten  feet  of  Lot  Four  from  the  School  Trustees, 
but  did  not  record  the  Deed  thereto  until  the  year  1881,  as  evi- 
denced by  Book  87  at  page  550  of  the  Records  of  the  OflSce  of  the 
Recorder  of  Macon  County. 

1868  On  November  13,  1868,  the  Lodge  purchased  the  east  sixteen 
and  8/12  feet  of  the  west  twenty-six  and  8/12  feet  of  Lot  Four 
from  Peter  M.  Wikoff,  subject  to  a  Vendor's  Lien  for  the  unpaid 
purchase  price,  which  was  released  on  January  14,  1873,  the  Deed 
being  recorded  in  Book  31  at  page  323  of  the  same  Records. 

1874  On  February  7,  1874,  Macon  Lodge  purchased  Lot  Three  from 
Peter  M.  Wikoff,  the  transaction  being  recorded  in  Book  49  at 
page  526  in  the  Recorder's  Office.  ,      ' 

1880  On  June  28,  1880,  Macon  Lodge  purchased  the  east  seventeen 
feet  of  Lot  Four  from  Peter  M.  Wikoff,  taking  a  Bond  for  a 
Deed,  the  transaction  being  recorded  in  Book  87  at  page  243  in 
the  Recorder's  Office.    The  Deed  was  filed  November  26,  1881. 

1881  On  November  10,  1881,  Macon  Lodge  sold  Lots  one,  three  and 
four  to  James  H.  Haworth,  the  Deed  being  recorded  in  Book 
92  at  page  540. 

1882  On  April  1,  1882,  Macon  Lodge  purchased  Lot  two  from  the 
heirs  of  E.  D.  Carter,  the  Deed  being  recorded  in  Book  92  at 
page  409. 

1882  On  April  3,  1882,  Macon  Lodge  bought  Lot  three  from  James 
H.  Haworth,  excepting  the  south  twenty-six  feet,  the  Deed  being 
recorded  in  Book  92  at  page  410. 

1882  On  April  3,  1882,  Macon  Lodge  sold  the  south  twenty-six  feet 
of  Lot  two  to  James  H.  Haworth,  the  Deed  being  recorded  in 
Book  92  at  page  407. 

1882  On  April  3,  1882,  Macon  Lodge  made  an  Agreement  with 
James  H.  Haworth  whereby  the  wall  and  stairway  between  the 
north  forty  feet  and  the  south  twenty-six  feet  of  Lots  two  and 
three  were  to  be  used  in  common  by  Macon  Lodge  and  James  H. 
Haworth,  their  successors  and  assigns.  This  agrement  is  re- 
corded in  Book  186  at  page  120. 

1882  On  September  25,  1882,  Macon  Lodge  mortgaged  Lots  two  and 
three,  excepting  the  south  twenty-six  feet,  to  M.  G.  Patterson. 
This  was  released  May  8,  1894,  in  Book  93  at  page  330. 


136  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

1900  Macon  Lodge  bought  the  west  half  of  Lot  six  and  the  use  of 
the  wall  on  the  west  line  of  the  east  half  of  Lot  six  from  Peter 
M.  Wikoff,  subject  to  a  Vendor's  Lien  for  the  purchase  price, 
which  was  released  on  June  22,  1900,  in  Book  188  at  page  253. 

1896  On  June  12,  1896,  Macon  Lodge  secured  a  Quit  Claim  Deed  to 
Lots  two  and  three,  excepting  the  south  twenty-six  feet,  from  the 
heirs  of  J.  G.  Fish,  the  Deed  being  recorded  in  Book  182  at 
page  448. 

1896  On  June  17,  1896,  Macon  Lodge  secured  a  Quit  Claim  Deed  to 
Lots  two  and  three  from  Elizabeth  Read  and  others,  recorded  in 
Book  182  at  page  478. 

1896  On  July  3,  1896,  Macon  Lodge  secured  a  Quit  Claim  Deed  to 
Lot  three  from  John  W.  Bear  and  wife,  recorded  in  Book  182  at 
page  498. 

1896  On  August  1,  1896,  Macon  Lodge  made  a  mortgage  of  Lots 
two  and  three,  excepting  the  south  twenty-six  feet,  to  the  Mutual 
Benefit  Life  Insurance  Company,  recorded  in  Book  205  at  page 
480,  which  was  released  August  1,  1900. 

1900  On  July  6,  1900,  Macon  Lodge  made  a  Trust  Deed  to  Lots  two, 
three  and  the  west  one-third  of  Lot  six,  excepting  the  south 
twenty-six  feet  of  Lots  two  and  three,  to  Albert  Barnes,  recorded 
in  Book  227  at  page  576,  which  was  released  February  1,  1907. 

1901  On  November  1,  1901,  Macon  Lodge  made  a  mortgage  of  Lots 
two  and  three  and  the  west  one-third  of  Lot  six  to  Henry 
Shlaudemen,  recorded  in  Book  259  at  page  48,  which  was  released 
December  16,  1906. 

1901  On  November  6,  1901,  Macon  Lodge  bought  the  north  twenty 
feet  of  the  south  twenty-six  feet  of  Lots  two  and  three  from 
Henry  Shlaudeman,  the  Deed  being  recorded  in  Book  257  at  page 
60. 

1907  On  February  1,  1907,  Macon  Lodge  made  a  Trust  Deed  to  Lots 
two  and  three  and  the  west  one-third  of  Lot  six,  excepting  the 
south  twenty-six  feet  of  Lots  two  and  three,  to  Albert  Barnes, 
recorded  in  Book  272  at  page  458,  which  was  released  February 
1,  1909. 

1909  On  February  1,  1909,  Macon  Lodge  made  a  Trust  Deed  to 
Lots  two  and  three,  excepting  the  south  six  feet,  and  the  west 
half  of  Lot  six,  to  Albert  Barnes,  which  covers  the  property  now 
owned  by  the  Lodge  and  becomes  due  February  1,  1917,  the  sum 
of  Fourteen  Thousand  Dollars  being  unpaid.  This  indebtedness 
draws  five  per  cent.  The  Trust  Deed  is  recorded  in  Book  272  at 
page  626. 


REAL  ESTATE  TRANSACTIONS  I37 

Macon  Lodge  now  owns  a  property  which  fronts  sixty  feet  on  Water 
Street,  one  hundred  eight  and  one-half  feet  on  William  Street,  and  is 
sixty-six  feet  wide  at  the  rear  end,  including  a  party  wall  agreement 
already  mentioned.  This  property  is  almost  wholly  covered  by  two 
buildings,  one  being  the  four-story  brick  building  at  the  corner  of 
William  and  Water,  known  as  the  Masonic  Temple,  with  the  addition 
on  William  Street,  the  other  being  the  three-story  building  adjoining 
which  faces  Water  Street.  This  is  a  large  and  valuable  property,  be- 
coming more  valuable  each  day,  in  the  heart  of  the  business  district  of 
the  city. 

It  is  a  monument  to  the  sagacity  of  the  few  members  who  started  out 
to  acquire  a  home  for  Macon  Lodge,  years  ago. 


MACON    LODGE   MEMBERS    IN    THE   GRAND   LODGE 

AS  GRAND  LODGE  OFFICERS,  COMMITTEE  MEMBERS,  AND 

ON   PUBLIC   OCCASIONS 

1841 — George  A.  Patterson,  Grand  Chaplain  Pro  Tem. 

1842 — Joel  S.  Post,  Junior  Grand  Deacon,  Com.  on  Pets,  and  Grievances. 

Henry  Prather,  Junior  Grand  Deacon  for  1842  and  3. 
1843 — Henry  Prather,  Junior  Grand  Warden,  Com.  on  Pets,  and  Griev- 
ances. 
George  A.  Patterson,  Grand  Chaplain. 
1844 — Charles  H.  Pringle,  Com.  on  Pets,  and  Griev.,  Com.  to  Examine 

Visitors,  and  Junior  Grand  Deacon. 
1848 — Hosea  J.  Armstrong,  Junior  Grand  Deacon. 
1849_Records  Burned,  No  Members  No.  8  in  Restored  Records. 
1855 — Jerome  R.  Gorin,  Senior  Grand  Warden  for  1855  and  6. 
1861 — Jerome  R.  Gorin,  Finance  Committee. 
1862 — Jerome  R.  Gorin,  Senior  Grand  Warden. 
1863 — Jerome  R.  Gorin,  Deputy  Grand  Master  for  1863  to  5. 
1865 — Jerome  R.  Gorin,  Com.  on  Appeals  and  Grievances. 
1866  and  7— Jerome  R.  Gorin,  M.  W.  Grand  Master. 
1868 — D.  P.  Bunn,  Grand  Chaplain,  Com.  on  Rules. 

Jerome  R.  Gorin,  Chm.  Com.  on  Jurisprudence. 
George  W.  Bright,  Com.  on  Grand  Master's  Address,  Teller. 
1869— Jerome  R.  Gorin,  Chm.  Com.  on  Jurisprudence,  Report  Com.  on 

Work,  Com.  Grand  Master's  Address,  Com.  Grand  Hall. 
•D.  P.  Bunn,  Com.  on  Const.  Manual  and  By-Laws  to  1870. 
1870— Jerome  R.  Gorin,  Chm.  Com.  on  Jurisprudence. 
1871— Jerome  R.  Gorin,  Grand  Orator,  Com.  on  Jurisprudence. 
1873 — Jerome  R.  Gorin,  Obituary  Com.,  Com.  Grand  Master's  Address, 

Special  Com.  to  Canvass  Vote  on  Amendment. 
1874— Jerome  R.   Gorin,  Chm.   General  Com.,   Charity  Fund,  Rep.  of 

Grand  Lodge  of  Missouri. 
1876— Jerome  R.  Gorin,  Com.  on  Jurisprudence. 
1879 — Jerome  R.  Gorin  Special  Com.  on  Credentials. 
1889— Jerome  R.  Gorin,  Obituary  Com.,  Rep.  of  G.  L.  of  Missouri. 
1894 — Jerome  R.  Gorin,  Com.  on  Jurisprudence. 
1895— Jerome  R.  Gorin,  Grand  Chaplain,  Com.  on  Chartered  Lodges, 

and  Rep.  of  G.  L.  of  Missouri. 
1896— George  A.  Stadler,  Grand  Marshall  at  Laying  Comer  Stone  of 

Eastern  Illinois  State  Normal  School. 


MEMBERS  IN  THE  GRAND  LODGE  139 

George  A.  Stadler,  Com.  on  Chartered  Lodges. 

Jerome  R.  Gorin,  Obituary  Com.,  Rep.  G.  L.  of  Alissouri. 
1897— J.  S.  McClelland,  Grand  Steward  to  1902. 

George  A.  Stadler,  Com.  on  Chartered  Lodges. 
1898 — George  A.  Stadler,  Deputy  Grand  Secretary  to  1914,  Rep.  of  G.  L. 

of  Missouri. 
1899 — George  A.  Stadler,  Rep.  G.  L.  of  Missouri,  to  date. 

1902,  June  12 — Cornerstone  Laying  at  James  Millikin  University. 

George  A.  Stadler,  Junior  Grand  Warden. 

I.  A.  Buckingham,  Junior  Grand  Deacon. 

J.  S.  McClelland,  R.  M.  Machan,  A.  H.  Cope,  and  W.  A.  Dixon, 

Grand  Stewards. 
John  H.  Howard,  Master  Oldest  Lodge. 
1903 — Owen  Scott,  Com.  on  Jurisprudence. 

1903,  June  24 — Cornerstone  Lying  at  Illinois  Masonic  Home. 

George  A.  Stadler,  Grand  Marshall. 

I.  A.  Buckingham,  Master  Oldest  Lodge. 

1903,  Sept.  22 — Cornerstone  Laying  at  Piatt  County  Court  House. 
Owen  Scott,  Grand  Orator. 

George  A.   Stadler,  Grand  Marshall. 

1904,  May  29 — Cornerstone  Laying  at  Central  Church  of  Christ. 
Owen  Scott,  Deputy  Grand  Master. 

J.  W.  Van  Cleve,  Senior  Grand  Warden. 

George  A.  Stadler,  Grand  Secretary. 

W.  E.  Nelson,  Grand  Orator. 
1904,  Sept.  8 — Owen  Scott,  Grand  Orator  Dedication  Masonic  Home. 
1905 — J.  M.  Willard,  Com.  on  Grand  Master's  Address. 
1906— J.  M.  Willard,  Obituary  Com. 

Owen  Scott,  Grand  Orator  at  Dedication  City  Hall,  Galesburg, 
Nov.  28. 
1907— J.  M.  Willard,  Grand  Sword  Bearer. 
1908 — W.  A.  Dixon,  Com.  on  Chartered  Lodges. 
1910 — W.  A.  Dixon,  Trustee  Masonic  Home,  to  date. 
1914 — J.  M.  Willard,  Com.  on  Credentials. 

Bro.  Owen  Scott,  M.  W.  P.  G.  M. 
1906— Grand  Orator. 

1904— Trustee  Masonic  Homes  to  1909,  Pres.  after  1904. 
1909 — Committee  on  Foreign  Correspondence  to  1915. 
1885  to  1916— Representative  of  Grand  Lodge  of  Utah. 
1914  to  1916 — Chairman  Committee  on  Robbins  Memorial. 
1916 — Committee  on  Jurisprudence. 


GRAND   LODGE   REPRESENTATIVES    AND    DUES 
From  $8.00  to  $750.00  G.  L.  Dues 

Year      Representative  Dues 

1841— George  A.  Patterson,  Charter  Fee $  5.00 

Charity  Fund   3.00 

1842— 1st  day,  Henry  Prather,  J.  S.  Post 

(Proceedings  of  1842  do  not  show  payment  of  G.  L. 
dues  of  any  lodges.  Macon  U.  D.  for  dispensation,  $15.) 

1842— 2d  day,  Hosea  J.  Armstrong 17.25 

1843— Jerome  R.  Gorin 23.00 

1844— Charles  H.  Pringle 18.00 

1845 — W.  William  Lavely,  W.  M.  of  Springfield,  No.  4,  as  proxy  17.25 

1846— No  returns  made 11.00 

1847— Z.  T.  Calvins 12.00 

1848— Hosea  J.  Armstrong 11.50 

1849 — Records  destroyed  by  fire,  no  mention  in  restored  records  13.50 
1850 — April.     Record    shows    No.    8    voted,    no    representative 
named. 

1851— Isaac  C.  Pugh 20.50 

1852— J.  Y.  Braden 23.00 

1853 — ^James  Simpson    23.00 

1854— J.  R.  Gorin 36.60 

1855— J.  R.  Gorin,  W.  M 44.80 

E.  A.  Piper,  J.  W. 
1856— D.  P.  Bunn,  W.  M. 

E.  A.  Piper,  J.  W 56.00 

1857— George  Goodman,  W.  M 55.30 

Samuel  F.  Greer,  J.  W. 
1858— W.  L.  Hammer,  W.  M. 

Robert  Green,  J.  W 63.70 

1859— J.  C.  Benton,  *W.  M. 

R.  Green,  J.  W 85.45 

1860— Samuel  F.  Greer,  W.  M 82.50 

1861— J.  R.  Gorin,  W.  M 75.00 

1862— J.  R.  Gorin,  W.  M 82.50 

1863— Chas.  H.  Fuller,  *W.  M. 

D.  P.  Bunn,  *S.  W 93.00 

Wm.  L.  Hammer,  *J.  W. 

♦Proxy. 


GRAND  LODGE  REPRESENTATIVES  141 

Year      Representative  Dues 

1864— Walter  J.  Taylor,  *W.  M 96.75 

1865— J.  R.  Gorin,  W.  M. 

D.  P.  Bunn,  S.  W 76.50 

1866— W.  J.  Taylor,  *W.  M 99.00 

1867— Geo.  W.  Bright,  W.  M 98.25 

1868— Geo.  W.  Bright,  W.  M 102.00 

1869— N.  L.  Krone,  *W.  M 104.65 

1870— Paul  F.  Jones,  W.  M. 

N.  L.  Krone,  *S.  W 105.75 

1871— Geo.  W.  Bright,  W.  M 108.00 

1872— W.  H.  Gipson,  W.  M 105.00 

1873— E.  D.  Carter,  *W.  M 102.75 

1874— E.  D.  Carter,   S.  W 88.50 

1875— E.  D.  Carter,  W.  M 105.00 

1876— J.  S.  Carter,  *W.  M 103.50 

1877— W.  W.  Foster,  W.  M 103.50 

1878— Wm.  L.  Hammer* 101.25 

1879— J.  S.  Carter* 88.75 

1880— Wm.  L.  Hammer* 87.00 

1881— John  Hatfield,  W.  M 87.00 

1882— John  Hatfield,  W.  M 104.25 

1883— John  Hatfield,  W.  M 119.25 

Flood   Relief 16.50 

1884— E.  P.  Vail,  W.  M 118.50 

1885— Thos.  W.  Pinkerton,  *W.  M 121.50 

1886— T.  W.  Pinkerton,  *W.  M 123.00 

1887— C.  L.  Hovey,  W.  M 126.75 

T.  W.  Pinkerton,  *S.  W. 

1888— Chas.  L.  Hovey,  W.  M 142.50 

1889— C.  L.  Hovey,  W.  M 159.00 

1890— J.  M.  James,  *S.  W. 

James  D.  Templeton,  W.  M 175.00 

Ralph  Templeton,  *J.  W. 

1891— E.  F.  Dawson,  J.  W 192.75 

1892— M.  C.  Herman,  W.  M 207.75 

1893— E.  F.  Dawson,  W.  M 226.50 

1894— W.  R.  Buckmaster,  W.  M 244.50 

1895— C.  B.  Hughes,  W.  M. 

J.  M.  James,  *S.  W 251.25 

1896— W.  A.  Dixon,  W.  M 255.00 

*Proxy. 


142  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

Year      Representative  Dues 

1897— M.  C.  Herman,  W.  M. 

J.  D.  Templeton,  S.  W 246.75 

1898— J.  W.  Carter,  W.  M 249.00 

1899— John  F.  Mattes,  S.  W 255.00 

1900— John  F.  Mattes,  W.  M 258.75 

1901— Chas.  M.  Borchers,  W.  M 205.80 

I.  R.  Mills,  *S.  W. 

1902— James  S.  Baldwin,  *W.  M 227.40 

1903— L.  T.  Armstrong,  W.  M 357.30 

W.  A.  Dixon,  *J.  W. 

1904— James  S.  Baldwin,  W.  M 396.00 

Chas.  M.  Borchers,  *S.  W. 

H.  F.  Ward,  *J.  W. 

1905— J.  T.  Pierce,  *W.  M 418.50 

W.  A.  Dixon,  *S.  W. 

H.  F.  Ward,  *J.  W. 

1906— J.  T.  Pierce,  W.  M 457.20 

Chas.  M.  Borchers,*  J.  W. 

1907— Chas.  M.  Borchers,  W.  M 485.10 

190&— Herbert  C.  Bush,  S.  W 499.50 

1909— Herbert  C.  Bush,  W.  M 522.90 

1910^Harry  W.  Crabb,  W.  M 543.60 

1911— Silas  Watts,  W.  M 562.50 

1912— Emmett  D.  Conrad,  W.  M 581.40 

1913— M.  N.  Shaw,  W.  M 607.50 

1914— J.  W.  Montgomery,  W.  M 632.70 

1915_john  W.  Evans,  W.  M 646.20 

1916— Edmund  C.  Probst,  W.  M 756.00 

♦Proxy. 


SCHOOLS    OF    INSTRUCTION    AND    OCCASIONAL    GRAND 

LODGES,  IN  WHICH  MACON  LODGE  HAS 

PARTICIPATED 

Note — It  was  not  until  1874  that  a  regular  School  of  Instruction  was 
held  at  Decatur,  although  the  Grand  Master  and  the  Grand  Lecturer 
visited  Macon  Lodge  prior  to  that  time,  for  the  purpose  of  Instruction. 

1849,  June  30  to  July  4 — School  of  Instruction  by  R.  W.  William  A. 
Dickey,  G.  L. 

1874,  January  29-30— State  School  of  Instruction. 

1882,  August  10 — Comer  Stone  of  Masonic  Temple  laid  by  M.  W. 
Grand  Master  William  H.  Scott. 

1883,  January  23,  24,  and  25 — School  of  Instruction. 
1889,  February  19,  20,  and  21— School  of  Instruction. 

1891,  September  16 — Corner  Stone  of  Macon  County  Court  House 
laid  by  M.  W.  Grand  Master  John  M.  Pearson. 

1894,  January  30,  31,  and  Feb.  1— School  of  Instruction. 

1897,  September  9— Corner  Stone  of  First  Cumberland  Presbyterian 
Church  laid  by  M.  W.  Grand  Master  Owen  Scott. 

1899,  August  15 — Corner  Stone  of  Cumberland  Presbyterian  Church 
at  Mt.  Zion  laid  by  M.  W.  Grand  Master  Edward  Cook. 

1901,  January  22,  23,  and  24 — State  School  of  Instruction. 

1901,  May  24 — Corner  Stone  of  Anna  B.  Millikin  Home  laid  by 
M.  W.  Grand  Master  Charles  F.  Hitchcock. 

1902,  June  12— Comer  Stone  of  James  Millikin  University  laid  by 
M.  W.  Grand  Master  George  M.  Moulton. 

1903,  June  24 — Corner  Stone  of  Illinois  Masonic  Home  at  Sullivan 
laid  by  M.  W.  Grand  Master  George  M.  Moulton. 

1903,  September  22— Comer  Stone  of  Piatt  County  Court  House  laid 
by  M.  W.  Grand  Master  George  M.  Moulton. 

1904,  May  29— Corner  Stone  of  Central  Church  of  Christ  laid  by 
M.  W.  Grand  Master  William  B.  Wright. 

1904,  September  8 — Illinois  Masonic  Home  at  Sullivan  dedicated  by 
M.  W.  Grand  Master  William  B.  Wright. 

1904,  October  12— Comer  Stone  of  First  M.  E.  Church  laid  by  R.  W. 
J.  H.  C.  Dill,  proxy  for  M.  W.  Grand  Master  William  B.  Wright. 

1906,  January  23,  24,  and  25 — State  School  of  Instruction. 

1910,  May  13— Corner  Stone  of  Decatur  High  School  laid  by  M.  W. 
Grand  Master  A.  B.  Ashley. 


144  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

1910,  November  11 — Corner  Stone  of  East  Side  Christian  Church  laid 
by  M.  W.  Grand  Master  A.  B.  Ashley. 

1911,  March  7,  8,  and  9 — State  School  of  Instruction. 

1912,  February   27,    28,    and    29 — District    School    of    Instruction   in 
charge  of  R.  W.  Bro.  J.  E.  Jefifers. 

1912,  November  30 — Comer   Stone  of   Decatur   and   Macon   County 
Hospital  laid  by  M.  W.  Grand  Master  Delmar  D.  Darrah. 

1913,  April  1,  2,  and  3 — District  School  of  Instruction. 

1914,  March  3,  4,  and  5 — District  School  of  Instruction  in  charge  of 
R.  W.  Bro.  Wilson  P.  Jones. 

1914,  October  3 — Comer  Stone  of  Royal  Arch  Memorial  Hospital  at 
Sullivan  laid  by  M.  W.  Grand  Master  Henry  T.  Burnap. 

1914,  November  14 — Stephen  Decatur  Lodge,  No.  979,  Constituted  by 
M.  W.  Grand  Master  Henry  T.  Burnap. 

1915,  July  5 — Royal  Arch  Memorial  Hospital  at  Sullivan  Dedicated 
by  M.  W.  Grand  Master  Henry  T.  Bumap. 

1916,  Febmary  8,  9,  and  10 — State  School  of  Instmction. 


Roster  of  Public  Officials 

Members  of  Macon  Lodge  Who  Have 
Held  Public  Office 


COUNTY   OFFICERS 


The  following  is  a  List  of  Public  Officers  who  are  or  have  been 
members  of  Macon  Lodge  No.  8: 


County  Commissioner's  Court 
1830-31     Isaac  C.  Pugh 
1842-44    Leonard  Ashton 

Circuit  Judges 
1867-72    Arthur  J.  Gallagher 
1877-79    William  E.  Nelson 
1888-97    Edward  P.  Vail 

County  Clerks 
1851-57    Warner  W.  Oglesby 
1865-69    Isaac  C.  Pugh 
1882-94    George  P.  Hardy 

Masters  in  Chancery 
1830-60    Isaac  C.  Pugh 
1861-64    William  A.  Barnes 
1873-88    John  A.  Brown 
1903-15    William  H.  Black 

State's  Attorneys 
1876-80     Isaac  A.  Buckingham 
1884-88    Edward  P.  Vail 
1888-1900    Isaac  R.  Mills 

Circuit  Clerks 
1856-60    Joseph  Q.  A.  Odor 
1860-69    William  L.  Hammer 

County  Judges 
1856-60    John  Ricketts 
1861-86    Samuel  F.  Greer 
1886-94    William  E.  Nelson 
1894-1902    William  L.  Hammer 
1902-14    Orpheus  W.  Smith 

Sheriffs 
1842-54    William  E.  Wheeler 
1854-56    Stephen  M.  Whitehouse 
1856-58    Joseph  Q.  A.  Odor 


1858-60  William  E.  Wheeler 

1860-62  George  Goodman 

1862-64  John  W.  Bear 

1868-70  James  Travis 

1880-86  William  W.  Foster 

1886-90  John  H.  Mauzy 

County  Treasurers 
1853-58    Isaac  C.  Pugh 
1858-63     William  Cantrill 
1863-69    Ira  B.  Curtis 
1886-90    George  R.  Steele 

Coroners 
1876         Cassidy  Chenoweth 
1882-84    Jesse  E.  Bendure 
1888-1900    Jesse  E.  Bendure 

Superintendent  of  Schools 
1890-94    John  N.  Donahey 
1894-1902    John  G.  Keller 
1902-06    Alba  A.  Jones 

State  Senators 
1856-60    Joel  S.  Post 
1894-98    Michael  F.  Kanan 

Representatives  in  Legislature 
1846-48    William  Cantrill 
1852-54    Henry  Prather 
1856-58    Jerome  R.  Gorin 
1864-66    Isaac  C.  Pugh 
1866-68    Abraham  B.  Bunn 
1870-72    William  E.  Nelson 
1876-78    Thomas  J.  Abel 
1878-82    Bradford  K.  Durfee 
1898-1906    James  M.  Gray 
1902-04    Arthur  J.  Gallagher 


148  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

Members  of  Board  of  Supervisors 

1860-62  John  W.  Koehler,  Decatur. 

1860-65  John  Y.  Braden,  Hickory  Point. 

1862-63  Frederick  A.  Brown,  Blue  Mound. 

1862  Joshua  B.  Hanks,  Harristown. 

1863-64  Hamilton  McCoy,  Oakley. 

1865  William  O.  Jones,  Decatur. 

1866-67  Charles  F.  Emery,  Austin. 

1866-67  William  A.  Barnes,  Decatur. 

1871  Charles  F.  Emery,  Austin. 
1872-73  David  Patterson,  Austin. 

1872  Henry  Hummell,  Decatur. 

1872  John  Hatfield,  Pleasant  View. 
1873-76  David  L.  Hughes,  Decatur. 

1873  Henry  Lehman,  Hickory  Point. 

1874  Henry  Hummell,  Decatur. 
1876-78  Henry  Lehman,  Hickory  Point. 
1878  Ebenezer  McNabb,  Decatur. 
1878-80  David  S.  Shellabarger,  Decatur. 
1880  William  A.  Barnes,  Decatur. 

1888  Jonathan  W.  Butman,  Decatur. 
1888-89  Robert  M.  Machan,  Whitmore. 

1889  David  L.  Hughes,  Decatur. 
1890-91  Richard  A.  Newell,  Decatur. 
1892-94  Albert  H.  Cope,  Decatur. 
1894-1900    Ross  Hockaday,  Whitmore. 
1895-96  Jacob  B.  Bullard,  Decatur. 
1895-96  Charles  H.  Scott,  Mt.  Zion. 
1896-1901     John  A.  Davidson,  Decatur. 
1896-1902    William  J.  Magee,  Decatur. 
1898-99  Orville  B.  Gorin,  Decatur. 
1902-06  John  Armstrong,  Decatur. 
1902-07  Thomas  J.  Abel,  Decatur. 
1903-13  William  A.  Holman,  Decatur. 
1905-07  Orra  O.  Crane,  Decatur. 
1907-08  Alonzo  H.  Eyman,  Decatur. 
1908-14  Harry  M.  Wheeler,  Decatur. 
1908-10  James  C.  Lyons,  Decatur. 
1909  Clarence  Coombe,  Mt.  Zion. 
1911-15  Truman  L.  Corley,  Decatur. 
1914-16  George  R.  Flint,  Decatur. 
1914-16  Guy  W.  Lipscomb,  Decatur. 


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1916  John  Armstrong 

1916         Albert  H.  Cope. 

1916  Ross  Hockaday,  Whitmore. 

In  Piatt  County,  the  following  held  oflSce : 

Arthur  J.  Gallagher  was  the  Third  Judge. 

William  E.  Nelson  held  Court. 

Albert  Emerson  was  the  Ninth  State's  Attorney. 

Joseph  King  was  the  First  County  Clerk. 

John  Kirby  was  the  Thirteenth  Sheriff. 

Joseph  King  was  the  First  School  Commissioner. 

George  A.  Patterson  was  the  Third  School  Commissioner. 

Albert  Emerson  was  the  Fifth  Master  in  Chancery. 

George  A.  Stadler  was  the  Seventh  Circuit  Clerk. 

Freeman  Clow  held  the  Office  of  Sheriif. 

CITY,    TOWNSHIP   AND   FEDERAL   OFFICERS 

Presidents  of  Town  of  Decatur 
1840— Joseph  King. 
1849 — Joseph  G.  Kaufman. 
1850— Joseph  King. 
1852— William  T.  Stamper. 
1854-5— Thomas  H.  Wingate. 

Mayors  of  City  of  Decatur 
1856— John  P.  Post. 
1857— William  A.  Barnes. 
1863-4 — Jasper  J.  Peddecord. 
1867— John  K.  Warren. 
1868— Isaac  C.  Pugh. 
1869— William  L.  Hammer. 
1871 — Elson  M.  Misner. 
1872— David  S.  Shellabarger. 
1879 — Loammi  L.  Haworth. 
1885-90— Michael  F.  Kanan. 
1897-8— Benjamin  Z.  Taylor. 
1899-1900— George  A.  Stadler. 
1907-8— Edmund  S.  McDonald. 
1909-10— Charles  M.  Borchers. 

Volunteer  Fire  Department 

1880-81— William  J.  Wayne,  First  Assistant  Chief. 
1882— William  W.  Foster,  Chief. 
1883-4— William  J.  Wayne,  Chief. 


150  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

City  Fire  Department 

1884-7— William  J.  Wayne,  Chief. 
1890  to  Date— Charles  W.  Devore,  Chief. 

Rescue  Running  Team,  1876-84 — George  W.  Kraft,  Captain ;  Charles 
W.  Devore,  Leader. 

Postmasters 
1831— Issac  C.  Pugh. 
1835— William  Cantrill. 
1849— Preston  Butler. 
1853— John  P.  Post. 
1867 — George  B.  Peake. 
1871— Isaac  C.  Pugh. 
1891— John  T.  Hubbard. 

Justices  of  Peace  and  Police  Magistrates 
(Year  of  Qualification) 

1847 — W.  Anderson  Froman,  Jerome  R.  Gorin,  John  C.  Smith,  David  E. 
Ralls,  of  Decatur. 

1848 — Jerome  R.  Gorin,  Decatur. 

1857 — George  Goodman,  Enoch  G.  Faulkner,  W.  Anderson  Froman, 
William  L.  Hammer,  of  Decatur. 

1860 — John  N.  Fuller,  Samuel  F.  Greer,  Joseph  Kaufman,  James  M. 
Wallace,  of  Decatur;  David  Troxell,  Friends  Creek;  Frederick 
A.  Brown,  Maroa. 

1861— Thomas  A.  Pritchett,  of  Niantic. 

1864 — Joseph  Kaufman,  John  N.  Fuller,  Enoch  G.  Faulkner,  of  Deca- 
tur; James  C.  Rucker,  Long  Creek. 

1868 — ^John  C.  Smith,  Decatur ;  John  A.  Davidson  and  James  M.  Wal- 
lace of  Mt.  Zion;  Thomas  A.  Pritchett,  Niantic;  Thaddeus  S. 
Collins,  Maroa;  Robert  M.  Machan,  Whitmore. 

1871 — George  Goodman,  Decatur. 

1872 — John  N.  Fuller,  Joseph  Kaufman,  John  P.  Post,  George  Good- 
man, of  Decatur;  John  Y.  Braden,  Hickory  Point;  Zachariah 
Boughn,  mini ;  Robert  M.  Machan,  Whitmore ;  Thomas  A. 
Pritchett,  Niantic;  James  W.  Reavis,  Oakley;  David  Troxell, 
Friends  Creek. 

1875 — George  Goodman  and  John  W.  Bear,  Decatur. 

1876 — David  Troxell,  Friends  Creek;  James  W.  Reavis,  Oakley. 

1877 — Elson  M.  Misner,  George  Goodman,  of  Decatur;  William  J. 
Myers,  Friends  Creek;  John  Y.  Braden,  Hickory  Point; 
Thomas  A.  Pritchett,  Niantic. 

1881 — James  L.  Peake,  Ira  B.  Curtis,  of  Decatur;  Thomas  A.  Pritchett, 
Niantic ;  Robert  M.  Machan,  Whitmore ;  William  J.  Myers, 
Friends  Creek. 


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1884 — Montford  E.  Lockhart,  Niantic. 

1885 — Ira  B.  Curtis,  John  M.  Lowry,  Ancil  C.  Stevens,  of  Decatur; 

Benning  Wentworth,  Illini ;  Joseph   C.  Hall,  Hickory  Point ; 

William  J.  Myers,  Friends  Creek ;  John  W.  Smith,  Mt.  Zion ; 

Jona   E.  Tohill,  Long  Creek ;  Thomas  A.  Pritchett,  Niantic ; 

William    D.    Chamberlain,    Harristown ;    Robert    M.    Machan, 

Whitmore. 
1886 — George  W.  Thompson,  Warrensburg;  John  P.   Paris,  Niantic; 

William  B.  Stringer,  Blue  Mound. 
1887 — Joseph  Q.  A.  Odor,  Decatur;  William  G.  McDaniel,  Harristown. 
1888 — Robert  M.  Machan,  Argenta. 
1889 — Ira  B.  Curtis,  William  L.  Hammer,  Ancil  C.  Stevens,  of  Decatur; 

William  G.  McDaniel,  Harristown ;  John  Y.  Braden,  Hickory 

Point ;  John  P.  Paris,  Niantic ;  Ross  Hockaday,  Oreana. 
1892 — Jona  E.  Tohill,  Long  Creek;  Ulysses  G.  Draper,  Mt.  Zion. 
1893 — Wiliam  L.  Hammer,  Joseph  Q.  A.  Odor,  of  Decatur;  John  Y. 

Braden,  Hickory  Point;  John  P.  Paris,  Niantic;  Ross  Hocka- 
day, Oreana. 
1895— George  P.  Hardy,  Decatur. 
1896 — John  E.  Braden,  Bearsdale. 
1897 — George  P.  Hardy,  Orpheus  W.  Smtih,  of  Decatur ;  John  P.  Paris, 

Niantic. 
1901 — Orpheus  W.  Smith,  Decatur;  John  P.  Paris,  Niantic. 
1905 — James  W.  Montgomery,  Decatur;  John  P.  Paris,  Niantic. 
1908— James  W.  Shastid,  Oreana. 
1909 — John  P.  Paris,  Niantic;  James  W.  Shastid,  Oreana;  Thomas  J. 

Draper,  Mt.  Zion. 
1913 — William  R.  McGaughey,  Mt.  Zion;  James  W.  Shastid,  Oreana; 

Roy  E.  Cartwright,  Decatur. 

Constables 

1847 — George  Goodman,  Daniel  Robinson,  of  Decatur. 

1857 — Henry  Churchman,  Daniel  Robinson,  Austin  McClurg,  Willis  S. 
Oglesby,  of  Decatur. 

1860 — Henry  Churchman,  Willis  S.  Oglesby,  John  M.  Lowry,  of  De- 
catur; James  R.  Turner,  Long  Creek. 

1877 — John  H.  Mauzy,  Henry  Churchman,  of  Decatur. 

1881 — Henry  Churchman,  John  H.  Mauzy,  of  Decatur. 

1885 — Henry  Churchman,  Zera  W.  Harris,  of  Decatur ;  John  P.  Paris, 
Niantic ;  Nelson  Williams,  Oakley. 

1891 — ^Ulysses  G.  Draper,  Mt.  Zion. 

1893— John  E.  Strope,  Whitmore. 

1901— Harry  K.  Midkiff,  Decatur. 

1903— Isaac  J.  Calvert,  South  Wheatland. 


152  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

190gL_isaac  J.  Calvert,  South  Wheatland. 

1911 — ^John  J.  Pearce,  Decatur. 

1914 — ^James  W.  Montgomery,  Decatur. 

Town  Clerks 

1884 — James  M.  Willard,  Harristown. 

1885 — John  A.  Davidson,  Harristown. 

1888 — John  A.  Davidson,  Harristown. 

1891-2— William  J.  Myers,  Elwin. 

1893 — ^James  W.  Shastid,  Oreana. 

1894 — ^John  H.  Moothart,  Oreana. 

1897 — Albert  H.  Cope,  Decatur ;  Ulysses  G.  Draper,  Mt.  Zion. 

1898-9— Albert  H.  Cope,  Decatur. 

1900— John  B.  Paris,  Niantic. 

1901— William    R.    McGaughey,    Mt.   Zion;   John    B.    Paris,    Niantic; 

James  W.  Shastid,  Oreana;  Ulysses  G.  Draper,  Mt.  Zion. 
1904 — Clarence  Coombe,  Mt.  Zion. 
1900  to  Date— John  B.  Paris,  Niantic. 

Assessors 

1884 — William  A.  Holman,  Decatur. 

1889— Charles  E.  Wheeler,  Long  Creek. 

1893— Frank  M.  Watkins,  Decatur. 

1895— William  A.  Holman,  Decatur ;  Robert  M.  Machan,  Whitmore. 

1897-8 — William  W.  Foster,  Decatur ;  John  H.  Moothart,  Whitmore. 

1906-8— George  E.  McDonald,  Long  Creek. 

1908-10— Charles  M.  Duming,  Mt.  Zion. 

1910— William  W.  Foster,  Decatur. 

1910-12— John  H.  Moothart,  Whitmore. 

1914 — James  C.  Lyons,  Decatur. 

Collectors 

1883 — ^James  S.  Carter,  Decatur. 

1885-8 — Harvey  Mahannah,  Decatur. 

1891-3— Charles  M.  Duming,  Mt.  Zion. 

1896— William  W.  Foster,  Decatur. 

1901— David  Strohm,  Oakley ;  John  E.  Strope,  Whitmore. 

1905-7— James  P.  Taylor,  Decatur. 

1908-9— Louis  W.  Haerting,  Decatur. 

1910— David  Strohm,  Oakley. 

1910-14— James  P.  Taylor,  Decatur. 

1914-16— Charles  A.  Regnold,  Decatur. 

1916-18— Jesse  E.  Malott,  Hickory  Point. 


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Highway  Commissioners 


1885 — John  Sawyer. 
1894 — John  W.  Jones,  Long  Creek. 
1895 — Thomas  J.  Draper,  Mt.  Zion. 
1896 — Harvey  Mahannah,  Decatur. 
1899 — Harvey  Mahannah,  Decatur. 
1901— John  H.  Moothart,  Whitmore. 
1908 — Andrew  J.  Conover,  Decatur. 

Congressmen 

1869-73— Jesse  H.  Moore. 
1891-2  —Owen  Scott. 
1913-14— Charles  M.  Borchers. 


Public  Schools 

Members  of  Macon  Lodge  Active 
in  Public  School  Affairs 


The  present  School  Law  of  Illinois  is  the  outgrowth  of  an  Act  of  the 
Legislature  in  1855.  The  substance  of  that  Act  is  that  it  authorizes 
taxation  of  the  property  in  the  State  for  the  maintenance  of  public 
schools.  Prior  to  that  time,  children  were  educated  at  the  expense  of 
their  parents,  by  teachers  who  made  a  business  of  conducting  classes 
for  compensation.  During  the  early  period,  Macon  Lodge  paid  out  of 
its  funds  some  items  for  tuition  of  children  of  its  members,  and  other 
expenses  incidental  thereto,  but  this  matter  did  not  become  much  of  a 
feature  in  the  transactions  of  the  Lodge.  The  first  Tax  levied  was  vot-. 
ed  by  the  people,  on  July  26,  1851,  under  a  law  passed  in  1849  permitting 
the  people  to  vote  upon  themselves  a  tax  for  school  purposes.  The  first 
Tax  was  for  the  purpose  of  raising  ten  cents  on  each  One  Hundred 
Dollars  of  taxable  property,  for  repairs  on  the  old  Masonic  Temple, 
the  first  floor  of  which  was  a  school  room.  No  Tax  was  levied  again 
until  1854.  Again,  in  1855,  Fifty  Cents  on  each  One  Hundred  Dollars 
was  voted  to  build  a  school  house,  and  was  probably  used  in  building 
a  part  of  the  Church  Street  School. 

Under  the  Law  of  1855,  which  gave  the  Trustees  power  to  levy  a 
Tax,  they  raised  three  mills  on  each  One  Hundred  Dollars,  the  order 
for  this  levy  being  signed  by  I.  C.  Pugh  as  Trustee.  In  1856  the  same 
levy  was  ordered. 

On  June  19,  1856,  Elisha  D.  Carter  conveyed  five  lots,  the  site  of  the 
present  Gastman  School,  to  the  Trustees  for  $800.  On  April  14,  1856, 
some  lots  at  the  corner  of  Water  and  North  Park  Streets  were  con- 
veyed to  the  Trustees,  and  afterwards  became  the  property  of  Macon 
Lodge.  Jasper  J.  Peddecord  was  one  of  the  School  Directors  at  the 
time  the  Church  Street  School  was  begun.  The  school  in  the  Masonic 
Building  seems  to  have  been  more  or  less  irregular  at  first,  as  in  1858 
the  Board  of  Directors  decided  to  open  a  school  in  the  lower  room  of 
that  building  again.  In  1860  Lowber  Burrows  became  President  of 
the  Board  of  Directors,  and  William  E.  Nelson  became  a  member. 

The  population  of  Decatur  was  increasing  too  rapidly  for  the  Board 
to  accommodate  the  children,  and  the  basements  of  the  Methodist, 
Presbyterian  and  Baptist  Churches,  as  well  as  rooms  in  other  parts  of 
the  City,  were  utilized  for  school  purposes.  These  were  found  de- 
cidedly unsatisfactory  for  school  rooms,  but  seemed  to  be  the  best  at 
hand.  On  June  12,  1862,  D.  C.  Shockley  was  awarded  a  Contract  to 
build  a  two-room  school  house  in  the  Third  Ward,  which  was  con- 
structed to  conform  to  the  ideas  of  the  President  of  the  Board,  one 


158  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

Story  high  and  with  the  front  door  right  at  the  sidewalk.  About  three 
j-ears  afterward,  the  Board  of  Directors  came  to  the  conclusion  that 
the  powers  given  them  under  the  School  Law,  which  was  meant  for 
rural  districts,  were  insufficient  to  meet  the  needs  of  a  growing  city, 
and  it  was  decided  to  ask  the  Legislature  for  a  Special  School  Charter, 
using  as  a  model  the  Charter  granted  to  the  Rock  Island  District  in 
.1857.  Much  discussion  arose  as  to  the  extent  of  the  new  District, 
which  finally  led  to  the  inclusion  of  a  tract  about  three  miles  square, 
with  the  centre  of  population  for  its  centre.  Additions  have  been  made 
since,  to  keep  pace  with  the  City. 

On  Early  School  Boards 

The  members  of  Macon  Lodge  on  the  early  School  Boards  were : 
Joel  S.  Post  and  Isaac  C.  Pugh  in  1855;  Enoch  G.  Falconer,  1856; 
Jasper  J.  Peddecord,  1856-7;  Lowber  Burrows,  1860-1;  and  William  E. 
Nelson,  1860-1.  Probably  Ira  B.  Curtis  was  on  the  Board  in  1856. 
G.  W.  Kinsolving  was  a  school  teacher  in  1859. 

Decatur  District  Established 

The  Act  for  the  establishment  of  the  new  School  District  was  intro- 
duced in  the  Legislature  by  Isaac  C.  Pugh,  the  member  from  here.  It 
was  promptly  passed,  but  some  errors  occurred  in  it,  and  amendments 
were  added  in  1867  and  1869.  It  provided  that  the  first  Election  should 
be  held  April  4,  1865.  The  Directors  gave  proper  Notice  of  this  Elec- 
tion, but  positively  refused  to  become  candidates  for  the  Board  of  Edu- 
cation under  the  new  Law. 

First  Board  of  Education 

At  the  Election,  David  P.  Bunn  and  William  L.  Hammer  became 
members  of  the  first  Board  of  Education,  and  David  P.  Bunn  was 
elected  President.  John  K.  Warren,  Notary  Public,  had  the  honor  of 
administrating  the  first  Oath  of  Office  to  the  new  members.  The  Board 
rented  office  rooms  on  East  Main  Street  until  the  Autumn  of  1869, 
when  it  removed  to  the  High  School  building.  On  July  1,  1865, 
William  L.  Hammer  was  appointed  a  committee  to  see  if  money  could 
be  borrowed  to  build  a  school  house  in  the  First  Ward,  but  he  reported 
that  he  could  find  no  one  who  would  lend  the  money.  A  one-room 
structure  in  the  Fourth  Ward  was  repaired,  and  a  colored  grade  school 
was  established  for  children  of  African  descent. 

In  1866  Ebenezer  McNabb  drew  plans  and  constructed  a  two-room 
addition  to  the  Fourth  Ward  school,  and  in  1867  McNabb  and  Bishop 
constructed  a  school  house  in  the  First  Ward. 

On  the  20th  day  of  June  1867  the  first  class  graduated  from  the  High 
School,  having  taken  a  three  year's  course.    An  address  was  delivered 


PUBLIC  SCHOOLS  I59 

by  David  P.  Bunn  at  the  graduating  exercises,  he  being  President  of 
the  Board  of  Education  until  June  11.  At  the  Election  in  June,  1867, 
Bro.  Bunn  refused  to  be  a  candidate,  and  Bro.  William  L.  Hammer  was 
unanimously  elected  President.  On  July  16,  1867,  the  contract  for  a 
four-room  addition  to  the  Third  Ward  school  house  was  awarded  to 
D.  C.  Shockley,  who  filed  his  Bond  and  built  the  addition.  At  the 
June  election  Samuel  F.  Greer  was  chosen  to  succeed  the  retiring  mem- 
ber of  the  Board  and  William  L.  Hammer  was  re-elected  for  three 
years. 

High  School  Erected 

In  1868  the  Board  determined  to  erect  a  High  School  building,  and 
awarded  the  contract  to  D.  C.  Shockley,  who  began  work  in  June  and 
finished  it  according  to  contract.  The  first  class  met  in  the  High 
School  building  on  East  North  Street  in  September,  1869. 

In  June,  1869,  Samuel  F.  Greer  was  re-elected  to  the  Board,  and 
McNabb  and  Bishop  made  extensive  repairs  on  the  Second  Ward 
school  house.  In  November  the  Board  purchased  the  physical  culture 
equipment  which  was  used  in  the  Decatur  seminary,  from  the  Estate 
of  Bro.  Henry  Prather,  deceased.  On  January  11,  1870,  the  custom  of 
destroying  old  Orders  began,  Jerome  R.  Gorin  being  the  Treasurer  at 
the  time  the  first  Orders  were  consigned  to  the  flames  and  the  Rec- 
ords marked  "Paid"  after  each  entry.  In  1871  Bro.  Gorin  agreed  to 
cash  all  overdrafts  of  the  Board  at  eight  per  cent  interest,  of  which 
offer  the  Board  took  advantage. 

In  1873  a  contract  was  awarded  D.  C.  Shockley  for  a  two-room  addi- 
tion to  the  First  Ward  school  house,  and  a  tract  of  land  was  purchased 
as  a  site  for  the  Fifth  Ward  school  building.  In  1874  some  property 
belonging  to  Lowber  Burrows  was  erroneously  assessed  for  school 
purposes,  and  the  Board  was  requested  to  relieve  the  owner  from  the 
payment  of  the  amount,  but  the  Hon.  Arthur  J.  Gallagher,  attorney  for 
the  Board,  reported  that  the  Board  had  no  power  to  grant  the  relief 
asked,  and  Bro.  Burrows  was  required  to  pay  the  taxes.  In  1874  Will- 
iam L.  Hammer  retired  from  the  Board,  after  serving  nine  years, 
seven  of  which  were  as  President. 

First  Interest  on  School  Funds 

In  1875  the  Treasurer,  Jerome  R.  Gorin,  was  required  to  pay  three 
per  cent  interest  on  the  daily  balances  in  his  hands,  which  amounted  to 
$161.46  for  the  fiscal  year,  and  was  the  first  interest  on  its  funds  which 
the  Board  ever  received.  In  1876  B.  K.  Durfee  complained  that  he  had 
paid  a  tax  which  had  been  wrongfully  assessed  against  his  property, 
and  the  Board,  after  taking  legal  advice,  refunded  the  amount.  J.  H. 
Mauzy  asked  the  Board  to  build  a  high  board  fence  around  the  Third 
Ward  school  yard,  to  prevent  persons  from  assembling  there  at  night 


l6o  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

and  disturbing  the  neighborhood,  which  request  was  laid  on  the  table. 
William  A.  Barnes,  President  of  the  Board,  furnished  a  room  in  the 
basement  of  the  High  School,  which  was  the  beginning  of  the  High 
School  laboratory. 

Twelve  Years  as  Treasurer 

On  October  9,  1877,  Jerome  R.  Gorin  retired  as  Treasurer  of  the 
Board,  after  serving  since  1865  continuously,  and  Lowber  Burrows  was 
elected  to  succeed  him. 

On  October  14,  1879,  the  thanks  of  the  Board  were  voted  to  Silas  T. 
Trowbridge,  of  Vera  Cruz,  Mexico,  for  thirteen  photographs  of  ruins 
in  Yucatan  and  Chiopas,  which  were  ordered  framed,  marked  with  the 
name  of  the  donor,  and  hung  in  the  High  School  building. 

Many  Buildings  and  Plans 

On  July  17,  1882,  a  contract  to  build  a  four-room  school  house  in  the 
Fifth  Ward  was  let  to  M.  G.  Patterson,  and  in  1884  a  contract  for  the 
east  four  rooms  of  the  Marietta  school  house  was  let  to  Bro.  Patterson. 
On  August  18,  1885,  the  school  houses  were  officially  named  after  the 
Streets  upon  which  they  were  located.  In  1887  four  more  rooms  were 
added  to  the  Marietta  school  house  by  M.  G.  Patterson.  On  Novem- 
ber 13,  1888,  all  the  wells  were  ordered  closed,  excepting  the  one  at 
the  Jackson  school,  and  city  water  was  introduced.  On  May  6,  1895,  it 
was  ordered  that  the  new  school  house  to  be  built  at  the  corner  of 
Monroe  and  Pugh  Streets  be  named  the  Pugh  School  in  honor  of 
General  Isaac  C.  Pugh. 

In  addition  to  mention  already  made,  Bro.  M.  G.  Patterson  made  the 
following  plans  for  the  Board : 

1892,  May  3 — Front  addition  to  the  High  School. 

1892,  May  19 — Two-room  addition  to  Jasper  Street  School. 

1892,  May  19 — Two-room  addition  to  the  Jackson  Street  School. 

1893,  June  5 — Four-room  addition  to  Warren  Street  School. 

1894,  June  18 — Two-room  addition  to  Jasper  Street  School.     , 

1895,  May  6— Plans  for  Pugh  School. 

1896,  April  16— Plans  for  Oakland  School. 

1899,  June  23— Two-room  addition  to  H.  B.  Durfee  School. 
1901,  May  27— Two-room  addition  to  H.  B.  Durfee  School. 
1903,  February  17 — Plans  for  new  E.  A.  Gastman  School. 

The  Church  Street  school  building  was  the  oldest  in  the  city.  It  was 
torn  down  in  1903,  and  a  new  modern  school  house  constructed  upon 
its  site,  and  named  the  E.  A.  Gastman  School.  Bro.  M.  G.  Patterson 
drew  the  plans  for  this  building,  and  was  superintendent  of  the  con- 
struction of  it. 


PUBLIC  SCHOOLS  l6l 

Members  of  Board  of  Education 
Elected 

1860 — William  E.  Nelson,  served  one  year. 

1865 — David  P.  Bunn,  served  two  years. 

1865 — William  L.  Hammer,  served  nine  years. 

1868 — Samuel  F.  Greer,  served  four  years. 

1872 — James  G.  Roach,  served  seven  months. 

1875 — William  A.  Barnes,  served  thirteen  years. 

1891 — David  S.  Shellabarger,  served  fifteen  years. 

1906 — Robert  R.  Montgomery,  served  seven  years. 

1911 — Clarence  A.  Wait,  served  two  years. 

1914 — Alba  A.  Jones,  present  member. 

1915 — Reginald  C.  Augustine,  present  member. 

The  Superintendents  of  Decatur  Schools  who  belonged  to  Macon 
Lodge  are  Harry  B.  Wilson,  and  the  present  Superintendent,  James  O. 
Engleman. 


Military  Roster 

Members  of  Macon  Lodge  Who  Served  the 
Nation  in  Its  Times  of  Peril 


Sitting — Col.  Isaac  C.  Pugh 


Standing — i. 


2.  Maj.  W.  C.  B.  Gillespie 


3.  Son  of  Col.  Pugh 


Of  fht 


THE   SEVERAL  WARS 

Members  of  Macon  Lodge  No.  8  took  part  in  the  War  of  1812,  the 
Black  Hawk  War,  the  Mexican  War,  and  the  Civil  War,  We  do  not 
pretend  that  all  of  the  men  whose  names  follow  were  members  of  the 
Lodge  while  engaged  in  the  several  Wars,  but  many  of  them  were, 
and  the  others  became  members.  At  the  time  the  War  of  1812  occurred, 
Macon  Lodge  was  not  in  existence,  nor  was  there  a  Grand  Lodge  in 
this  State  or  Territory,  but  a  veteran  of  that  War  afterwards  became  a 
member  of  the  Lodge,  Brother  Andrew  S.  Williams,  a  brief  account  of 
whose  part  in  the  War  has  already  been  given. 

The  War  against  Mexico  was  declared  in  May,  1846.  Company  C 
was  organized  here,  and  marched  to  Springfield  in  June,  where  it  be- 
came a  part  of  the  Fourth  Regiment.  From  Springfield  it  went  to 
Alton,  then  to  Jefferson  Barracks,  where  the  Regiment  was  drilled  and 
taught  discipline.  It  then  went  to  Mexico  and  took  part  in  the  bom- 
bardment of  Vera  Cruz,  which  capitulated  March  29,  1847.  From  there 
the  Fourth  Regiment  went  to  Jalapa  and  remained  until  May,  when  the 
term  of  enlistment  expired.  Returning  by  way  of  New  Orleans  and  St. 
Louis,  the  Regiment  arrived  home  about  June  1,  1847,  when  a  grand 
barbecue  was  held  to  celebrate  its  return. 

In  the  Civil  War,  members  of  Macon  Lodge  enlisted  in  the  Seventh 
Cavalry,  Company  I;  the  Eighth  Illinois  Infantry;  the  Thirty-fifth 
Illinois  Infantry,  the  Sixty-third  Illinois  Infantry;  the  One  Hundred 
Fifteenth  Illinois  Infantry;  the  One  Hundred  Sixteenth  Illinois  In- 
fantry ;  and  the  Forty-first  Illinois  Infantry.  The  Seventh  Cavalry  was 
organized  at  Camp  Butler,  Illinois,  and  mustered  in  October  13,  1861. 
It  was  engaged  in  the  battle  of  luka,  the  battle  of  Corinth,  and  many 
battles  and  raids  in  Tennessee,  Alabama  and  Louisiana,  and  returned 
home  and  was  mustered  out  November  11,  1865. 

Activities  of  the  Regiments 
The  Eighth  Illinois  Infantry  was  organized  April  25,  1861,  for  three 
months,  that  time  being  estimated  as  the  duration  of  the  Civil  War. 
This  Regiment  was  immediately  reorganized  for  Three  years  and  pro- 
ceeded to  the  scene  of  the  fray.  It  was  in  the  attack  on  Fort  Henry, 
and  the  assault  on  Fort  Donelson,  where  Major  John  P.  Post  was 
taken  prisoner.  It  participated  in  the  battle  of  Shiloh,  the  siege  of 
Corinth,  and  other  battles  in  Tennessee,  Mississippi  and  Louisiana,  and 
was  mustered  out  at  Baton  Rouge  May  4,  1866. 


l66  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

The  Thirty-fifth  Illinois  Infantry  was  organized  at  Decatur  on  July 
3,  1861.  The  Secretary  of  War  accepted  it  as  Colonel  G.  A.  Smith's 
Independent  Regiment  of  Illinois  Volunteers.  It  was  in  the  battles  of 
Rocky  Face  Ridge,  Resaca,  Dallas,  Mud  Creek,  Kenesaw  Mountain, 
Perryville,  Stone  River,  Chickamauga,  and  others.  The  Regiment  was 
mustered  out  at  Springfield  September  27,  1864. 

The  Forty-first  Illinois  Infantry  was  organized  at  Decatur  in  August, 

1861,  by  Colonel  Isaac  C.  Pugh.  It  took  part  in  the  attack  on  Fort 
Henry,  the  attack  on  Fort  Donelson  February  13,  14  and  15,  1862,  the 
battle  of  Shiloh  April  6  and  7,  1862,  the  siege  of  Corinth,  and  the 
battle  at  Cold  Water,  and  was  then  consolidated  with  the  Fifty-third 
Regiment. 

Travelled  6,453  Miles 
The  Sixty-third  Illinois  Infantry  was  organized  at  Anna,  Illinois, 
December,  1861.  It  was  in  the  battle  of  Mission  Ridge  November  23 
and  24,  1863,  the  battle  at  Bentonville  March  21,  1865,  entered  Rich- 
mond May  10,  1865,  was  in  the  grand  review  at  Washington  after  the 
close  of  the  War,  and  was  mustered  out  July  13,  1865.  This  Regiment 
travelled  all  over  the  South,  totalling  6,453  miles. 

With  Sherman 

The  One  Hundred  Fifteenth  Illinois  Infantry  left  Camp  Butler  Oc- 
tober 4,  1862.  It  was  in  the  battle  of  Chickamauga,  and  went  with 
Sherman  on  the  Atlanta  campaign.  It  led  the  charge  on  Tunnel  Hill, 
and  was  in  the  battle  of  Resaca  May  15  and  16,  1864.  It  assisted  in  the 
destruction  of  General  Bragg's  veteran  army,  known  as  the  Army  of 
the  Tennessee,  in  December,  1864.  The  Brigade  to  which  the  One 
Hundred  Fifteenth  Illinois  was  attached  for  two  years  was  known  as 
the  "Iron  Brigade."  Colonel  Jesse  H.  Moore  took  command  of  the 
Brigade  on  December  23,  1864,  while  pursuing  General  Hood  in  his 
retreat  from  Nashville,  and  retained  the  command  until  the  close  of 
the  War.    The  Regiment  was  mustered  out  June  11,  1865. 

The  One  Hundred  Sixteenth  Illinois  Infantry  was  made  up  almost 
entirely  of  men  from  Macon  County.  It  camped  at  the  old  Fair 
Ground,  now  Fairview  Park,  until  September  6,  1862.  The  Regiment 
then  went  down  the  Mississippi  River  and  up  the  Yazoo  River,  landing 
about  fifteen  miles  above  the  mouth  of  the  Yazoo  River  December  26, 

1862.  The  battle  of  Chickasaw  began  next  morning  and  lasted  until 
December  30.  The  Regiment  then  went  to  Arkansas  Post  and  was  in 
the  battle  there  January  10  and  11,  1863,  landed  oposite  Vicksburg 
January  22,  and  spent  the  remainder  of  the  winter  trying  to  get  around 
Vicksburg  by  means  of  canals.  In  the  Spring  the  Regiment  crossed 
the  river  under  fire  from  the  Black  River  and  Champion  Hills,  and 
was  in  the  bloody  charges  on  the  rear  of  Vicksburg  May  18  and  22, 


MILITARY  ROSTER  167 

1863.  After  the  surrender  of  Vicksburg  on  July  4,  the  One  Hundred 
Sixteenth  went  in  pursuit  of  General  Johnson  and  drove  him  across 
the  Pear  River,  then  went  into  camp  near  Black  River  until  October  1. 
This  Regiment  then  proceeded  to  Corinth,  thence  to  Chattanooga, 
floated  down  the  Tennessee  River  to  the  mouth  of  the  Chickamauga, 
and  landed  less  than  one  mile  from  the  Confederate  position  on 
Missionary  Ridge.  On  November  25,  1863,  the  Regiment  stormed  the 
Ridge  and  took  it.  It  then  went  into  winter  quarters  at  Larkensville, 
Alabama,  from  January  9  to  May  16,  1864,  was  in  the  battle  of  Resaca, 
the  battle  of  Dallas,  the  battle  of  Big  Shanty,  and  the  battle  of  Kenesaw 
Mountain.  Crossing  the  Chattahoochie  River  the  One  Hundred  Six- 
teenth recaptured  the  Federal  works  before  Atlanta,  which  had  been 
lost,  and  fought  the  battle  of  Stone  Mountain.  It  helped  defeat  the  Con- 
federate army  at  Ezra  Chapel  June  28,  returned  to  the  siege  of  Atlanta 
on  August  3,  took  part  in  the  battle  of  Jonesboro,  and  was  present  at  the 
fall  of  Atlanta  August  14.  The  Regiment  remained  at  Atlanta  until 
it  was  ordered  to  accompany  General  Sherman  on  his  famous  march  to 
the  Sea.  There  were  many  skirmishes  and  running  fights  until 
Savannah  was  reached,  and  Fort  McAllister  was  taken  on  December 
13.  The  Regiment  went  into  camp  at  Savannah  awhile,  then  took  boats 
to  Beaufort,  South  Carolina.  It  marched  to  Pocatalago  and  fought  a 
battle  there,  then  took  the  City  of  Columbia  and  burned  it.  It  moved 
on  to  Bentonville,  North  Carolina,  where  a  battle  was  fought,  thence  to 
Raleigh  which  surrendered  without  opposition,  and  was  ordered  to 
Washington  and  was  mustered  out  June  7,  1865. 

Out  of  124  Members  40  Were  in  Service 

In  1863  Thirty  War  Certificates  were  issued  to  members  of  Macon 
Lodge.  The  Grand  Lodge  Proceedings  for  the  year  show  a  member- 
ship of  One  Hundred  Twenty-four  in  Macon  Lodge,  Forty  of  whom 
were  enlisted,  or  about  One-third  of  the  total  membership  of  the 
Lodge.  Twenty-eight  of  these  were  in  actual  service,  or  about  Two- 
ninths  of  the  total  membership.  Seven  of  whom  were  killed  or  died 
in  service.  The  list  of  those  who  were  killed  or  died  in  the  War 
really  includes  more  than  Seven,  the  following  being  among  them : 

John  S.  Taylor,  Jonas  Ikerd,  Robert  S.  Waughby,  U.  U.  Travis,  Ira 
E.  Clark,  N.  L.  Carr,  Joseph  P.  Smith,  Samuel  H.  Harris  and  D.  T. 
Armstrong. 

Owing  to  the  manner  in  which  the  Records  of  the  Lodge  were  kept  at 
the  time,  there  is  no  doubt  that  Macon  Lodge  had  some  members  who 
went  to  the  War,  no  record  of  whose  membership  in  the  Lodge  has 
been  preserved.  In  a  few  instances  the  Lodge  had  members  of  Record 
who  were  afterwards  found  to  have  been  improperly  admitted ;  for 
instance,  upon  one  occasion  a  Petitioner  for  Membership  was  Admitted, 


l68  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

and  afterwards  it  was  learned  that  he  was  under  disability  in  another 
State ;  wherefore  he  was  not  a  member  of  our  Lodge.  For  like  reasons, 
and  because  probably  some  members  never  were  properly  recorded, 
there  may  be  some  discrepancy  between  Macon  Lodge  Records  and  out- 
side Records  regarding  just  what  members  of  the  Lodge  were  in  the 
Army.  Such  as  we  have  given  in  this  work,  when  not  otherwise  ex- 
plained, may  be  accepted  as  correct. 

Military  Lodges 

At  the  beginning  of  the  Civil  War  the  Grand  Master  issued  his  Dis- 
pensations to  Lodges  under  the  name  of  Military  Lodges,  to  confer 
Degrees  in  the  field  during  the  continuance  of  the  War.  One  of  these 
was  issued  to  Bro.  Willis  S.  Post  and  the  requisite  number  of  brethren, 
to  organize  a  Lodge  under  the  name  of  Union  Lodge,  with  authority 
to  work  among  the  Eighty-first  Illinois  Infantry.  These  Lodges  did 
some  good,  but  caused  much  trouble,  because  the  first  Dispensations  did 
not  in  terms  restrict  their  jurisdiction,  and  they  went  to  work  con- 
ferring Degrees  upon  men  whose  homes  were  in  other  States,  and 
complaints  were  heard  from  the  Grand  Masters  of  those  States  with 
requests  that  these  Lodges  be  required  to  restrict  their  operations  to 
residents  of  the  States  from  which  the  Dispensations  came.  Later, 
these  Dispensations  were  made  more  explicit  in  this  regard.  At  the 
Grand  Lodge  Session  at  Springfield  in  1865,  a  question  arose  as  to 
what  should  become  of  members  who  received  Degrees  in  the  Military 
Lodges.  These  Lodges  went  out  of  existence  with  the  close  of  the 
War,  their  members  received  no  Dimits  or  Certificates  of  standing,  they 
had  received  Degrees,  the  Military  Lodges  had  made  no  returns  to  the 
Grand  Lodge,  and  the  Grand  Master  was  unable  to  decide  just  what 
disposition  to  make  of  them.  It  was  eventually  resolved  that  members 
of  Military  Lodges  should  become  Affiliated  with  their  home  Lodges, 
upon  the  best  evidence  obtainable  as  to  their  standing,  and  that  un- 
completed Work  be  performed  by  the  subordinate  Lodges  at  their 
homes,  if  these  men  were  otherwise  acceptable.  The  complaining 
Grand  Masters  were  asked  to  pardon  the  invasions  of  their  jurisdictions, 
and  in  the  confusion  following  the  War  most  of  these  members  who 
were  made  Masons  in  Military  Lodges  found  their  way  into  Regular 
Lodges  at  their  homes. 

Highest  Number  to  1863 

Of  the  Lodges  which  reported  their  War  records  up  to  1863,  Macon 
Lodge  No.  8  held  the  honor  of  the  highest  number  enlisted,  and  the 
highest  number  in  service.  We  have  no  subsequent  reports  on  this 
point. 


MILITARY  ROSTER  1 69 

Degrees  Under  Dispensation 

The  Records  of  the  Lodge  show  that  under  the  Dispensation  to  con- 
fer Degrees  upon  enlisted  men  without  regard  to  time  or  proficiency, 
the  following  received  their  Degrees  in  1862  and  1863 : 

John  H.  Peters,  Thaddeus  S.  Collins,  Joseph  Lingle,  William  J. 
Brown,  James  M.  Wallace,  Thomas  White,  Beauchamp  Turpin,  William 
Davis,  N.  M.  Baker,  James  B.  Briggs,  John  B.  Dickey,  George  Milmine, 
Joseph  P.  Smith,  Ancil  C.  Stevens,  Robert  S.  Traughber,  Thomas  Mont- 
gomery, J.  G.  Kaufman,  Samuel  H.  Travis,  James  D.  C.  Travis,  Ulysses 
D.  Travis,  John  H.  Stoner,  Ira  E.  Clark,  S.  H.  Varney,  D.  T.  Arm- 
strong, Charles  F.  Emery,  George  B.  Peake,  B.  F.  Monroe,  John  H. 
Nale,  M.  F.  Kanan,  H.  Mahannah,  John  Dailey,  J.  H.  Durham,  and 
Thomas  Watts.  Some  of  them  received  all  three  Degrees  at  one  ses- 
sion of  the  Lodge.  Robert  Neely,  W.  M.  ShuU  and  N.  L.  Carr  also  are 
mentioned  as  soldiers  in  the  Army. 


170  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


The  following  is  a  list  of  the  positions  of  most  of  the  Members  of 
Macon    Lodge   No.   8   who   took  part   in   the   Wars   of   the    Nation. 

The  Black  Hawk  War 
Isaac  C.  Pugh,  Second  Lieutenant,  promoted  to  Captain  on  May  16, 
1832. 

The  Mexican  War 

Fourth  Regiment,  Company  C 

♦Isaac  C.  Pugh,  Captain;  Anderson  Frohman,  Second  Lieutenant; 
*John  P.  Post,  Third  Lieutenant. 

Volunteers — Samuel  K.  Harrell,  William  McDaniel,  *Joel  S.  Post, 
James  Turner,  James  D.  Travis,  William  Robinson,  E.  J.  Rice,  James 
T.  Saunders,  J.  B.  Travis,  and  William  E.  Wheeler. 

The  Civil  War 
Seventh  Cavalry,  Company  I 
Arthur  J.  Gallagher,  Captain  8-16-61,  Resigned  7-20-62. 
Joseph  J.  Strong,  Bugler  9-3-61,  Promoted  to  Chief  Bugler. 
♦John  L.  Adams,  Private  9-3-61,  Re-enlisted  as  Veteran. 
John  Daily,  Recruit  3-18-64,  Mustered  out  11-4-65. 
William  Holman,  Recruit  1-26-64,  Mustered  out  11-4-65. 

Eighth  Illinois  Infantry 

♦John  P.  Post,  Major  5-3-61,  Re-enlisted  for  three  years. 

♦Isaac  C.  Pugh,  Captain  Co.  A  4-23-61,  Re-enlisted  for  three  years  as 
Colonel  of  41st  Regiment. 

♦John  P.  Post,  Captain  Co.  B. 

John  M.  Lowry,  First  Lieut.  4-25-61,  Resigned  9-3-62. 

♦John  P.  Post,  Colonel  10-7-62,  Resigned  9-28-63. 

♦B.  F.  Monroe,  Adjutant  6-25-62,  Promoted  to  Capt.  Co.  I. 

E.  G.  Falconer,  Chaplain. 

♦S.  T  .Trowbridge,  Surgeon  4-25-61,  Mustered  out  7-27-64. 

C.  N.  Dennison,  Surgeon  7-27-64,  Mustered  out  5-4-66. 

♦W.  J.  Taylor,  First  Lieut.  2-5-62,  Resigned  1-28-63. 

♦Joseph  R.  Smith,  Private  7-25-61,  Mustered  out  7-30-64. 

J.  B.  Bosworth,  Recruit  9-26-64,  Mustered  out  9-26-65. 

♦John  Smith,  Corporal  Co.  B  7-25-61,  Mustered  out  7-30-64. 

♦George  P.  Peters,  Private  7-25-61,  Mustered  out  5-4-64. 

♦J.  M.  Warren,  Private  7-25-61,  Discharged  11-8-63  Wounded. 

♦Henry  M.  Brown,  Recruit  8-29-61,  Discharged  9-5-62  Wounded. 

James  W.  Reavis,  Private  7-25-61,  Mustered  out  5-4-66. 

Christopher  C.  Glass. 
♦  Indicates  Membership  while  enlisted. 


MILITARY  ROSTER  I7I 

Thirty-Fifth  Illinois  Infantry 

♦George  B.  Peake,  Sergeant  Major  7-3-61,  Promoted  to  Second  Lieu- 
tenant and  Captain  of  Co.  A. 

Forty-First  Illinois  Infantry 

♦Isaac  C.  Pugh,  Colonel  7-27-61,  Mustered  out  8-20-64. 

John  Warner,  Lieut.  Col.  7-27-61,  Discharged  11-26-62. 

♦John  H.  Nale,  Lieut.  Col.  and  Capt.  Co.  A  7-27-61,  Mustered  out 
8-2-64. 

♦Michael  F.  Kanan,  Capt.  Co.  A  4-8-62. 

George  R.  Steele,  First  Lieut.  4-8-62,  Resigned  4-3-63. 

Roland  S.  Bell,  First  Lieut.  4-8-62,  Mustered  out  8-20-64. 

W.  E.  Winholtz,  Sergeant  8-5-61,  Mustered  out  8-20-64  Wounded. 

Privates,  Co.  A — Henry  S.  Colladay  8-5-61,  Disabled ;  William  T. 
Short  8-5-61,  Discharged  2-27-63  Disabled;  *George  L.  Tuttle  8-5-61, 
Killed  at  Shiloh,  4-6-62;  G.  W.  Thompson  8-5-61;  Discharged  11-17-62 
Disabled ;  Andrew  S.  Williams  8-5-61,  Trans,  to  Invalid  Corps  9-15-63. 

♦William  E.  Wheeler,  Recruit,  Mustered  out  8-25-62. 

♦W.  S.  Oglesby,  First  Lieut,  and  Captain  Co.  E  12-12-61,  Killed  in 
Battle  4-6-62. 

William  Bennett,  Private  8-5-61,  Mustered  out  8-20-64. 

Isaac  H.  Pugh,  Private  Co.  G,  Promoted  Regiment  Quartermaster. 

Sixty-Third  Illinois  Infantry 
John  M.  Maris,  Quartermaster  2-28-62,  Mustered  out  4-9-65. 
Andrew  Lord,  Private  Co.  H  12-16-61,  Mustered  out  4-29-65. 

One  Hundred  Fifteenth  Illinois  Infantry 

♦Jesse  H.  Moore,  Colonel  9-13-62,  Promoted  to  Brevet  Brigadier- 
General  5-15-65. 

♦David  S.  Moffitt,  First  Lieut.  9-13-62,  Resigned  3-25-63. 

F.  L.  Hays,  Captain  Co.  F  9-13-62,  Promoted  to  Major  4-6-64  by  the 
President. 

Privates  Co.  F— Richard  J.  Roberts  8-9-62,  Discharged  1-22-63  Dis- 
abled; ♦Richard  W.  Shull,  8-11-62,  Mustered  out  6-11-65. 

James  S.  Carter  8-7-62,  Mustered  out  7-12-65. 

J.  W.  Throckmorton,  Private  Co.  K. 

One  Hundred  Sixteenth  Illinois  Infantry 
Anderson  Frohman,  Lieut.  Colonel  1-28-64,  Died  6-16-64  Major. 
♦Charles  H.  Fuller,  Adjutant  9-30-62,  Resigned  6-27-63. 
♦Lyman  King,  Quartermaster  9-3-62,  Resigned  3-2-63. 
♦Charles  F.  Emery,  Quartermaster  3-2-62,  Promoted  1-9-64. 
Ira  N.  Barnes,  Surgeon  3-26-63,  Mustered  out  6-7-65. 
*N.  M.  Baker,  Chaplain  9-30-62,  Mustered  out  6-7-65. 


172  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

*  Austin  McClurg,  Captain  Co.  B  9-6-62,  Promoted  to  Major. 

Privates  Co.  B — *John  W.  Bear  8-6-62,  Became  Sergeant,  Sick  when 
Regiment  Mustered  Out;  John  E.  Braden  8-11-62,  Mustered  out  6-7-65; 
William  Burke,  8-7-62,  Mustered  out  6-7-65;  *Winiam  H.  Jordan,  8-8-62, 
Mustered  out  6-7-65;  William  J.  Myers,  8-2-62;  G.  W.  Patterson  8- 
20-62. 

*Thomas  White,  Captain  Co.  C  9-6-62,  Killed  in  Battle  5-26-64. 

*James  M.  Wallace,  First  Lieut.  9-6-62,  Resigned  3-2-63. 

Privates  Co.  C — *John  B.  Dickey  8-9-62,  Transferred  to  Signal  Corps 
6-7-64;  *William  Davis  8-9-62,  Mustered  out  6-7-65. 

*Thaddeus  S.  Collins,  First  Lieut.  Co.  D  2-29-64,  Promoted  from 
Sergeant,  then  from  Second  Lieut.,  Mustered  out  6-7-65. 

♦Thaddeus  S.  Collins,  Sergeant  8-7-62,  Promoted  to  Second  Lieut., 
then  to  First  Lieut. 

*D.  T.  Armstrong,  Corporal  8-13-62,  Promoted  to  Sergeant,  Died  at 
St.  Louis  4-7-63. 

♦Charles  F.  Emery,  Wagoner  8-8-62,  Discharged  3-2-63. 

Privates  Co.  D — John  Armstrong  8-15-62;  John  Kline  8-15-62,  Dis- 
charged 1-19-63. 

*S.  H.  Varney,  First  Lieut.  Co.  E  9-6-62,  Resigned  3-5-63. 

Amsi  H.  Baker,  Second  Lieut.  6-7-65,  Mustered  out  6-7-65. 

Amsi  H.  Baker,  Sergeant  8-6-62,  Promoted  to  Second  Lieutenant. 

Privates  Co.  E— *Ira  E.  Clark  8-6-62,  Died  at  Decatur  11-6-62; 
♦Leonard  Stout  8-6-62,  Discharged  3-28-64;  *Samuel  H.  Varney  8-14- 
62,  Promoted  to  Sergeant,  then  First  Lieut. 

♦Harvey  Hahannah,  Captain  Co.  G  12-22-63,  Promoted  to  First  Lieut., 
Mustered  out  6-7-65. 

Privates  Co.  G — *Harvey  Mahannah  8-11-62,  Promoted;  John  W. 
Smith  9-18-62,  Discharged  9-12-63. 

♦Uriah  P.  Forbes,  Captain  Co.  I  9-30-62,  Resigned  4-25-63. 

♦Irwin  Miller,  Second  Lieut.  9-30-62,  Dismissed  1-19-65. 

♦John  Stumpf,  Private  8-19-62,  Mustered  out  6-7-65. 

Toliver  P.  Vest,  Private  Co.  K  6-17-62. 

Miscellaneous 

William  J.  Magee,  Private  Co.  K,  152  III.  Vol. 

Fred  Norman,  Co.  A,  23rd  Ind.  Vol. 

Josiah  M.  Clokey,  Ohio  Vol. 

William  W.  Foster,  Private  104  Ohio  Vol. 

Charles  H.  Fuller,  21st  111.  Vol. 

Christopher  C.  Glass,  16th  Ind.  Vol. 

Albert  Emerson,  2nd  111.  Cavalry. 

Kilburn  Harwood,  15th  Mass. 

Andrew  Ray,  97th  111.  Vol. 


Roster  of  Members  to  June  1,  1916 

A  Complete  List  With  the  Number,  Name,  Dates  of  Election 

and  Degrees,  and  Termination  of  Membership  of  Each 

Member  of  Macon  Lodge  from  July   17,  1841, 

to  June  I,  1916. 


No. 

Name 

Elected 

I  nit. 

Passed 

Raised 

529 

Abel,  Thomas  J. 

11-29-73 

12-15-73 

1-14-74 

1-30-74 

V5-4-00 

891 

Abrams,  John   L. 

8-4-93 

8-12-93 

9-8-93 

9-23-93 

N2-5-1S 

1823 

Abrams,  Merle  A. 

2-6-14 

2-18-14 

5-6-14 

5-22-14 

1804 

Acton,  Lester  W. 

2-6-14 

2-18-14 

4-15-14 

5-15-14 

489 

Adams,  Charles 

9-3-70 

9-21-70 

10-22-70 

11-12-70 

Z9-10-01 

417 

Adams,  Franklin 

7-13-67 

7-18-67 

9-17-67 

11-2-67 

N4-24-69 

106 

Adams,  John   L. 

10-1-53 

10-8-53 

1-21-54 

4-8-54 

Z12-23-01 

M709 

Adams,  Newton  E. 

1-4-89 

Nl  1-3-93 

M1146 

Adams,  Otto  C. 

10-3-02 

Z6-5-09 

M873 

Adams,   William   R. 

3-3-93 

M1056 

Adkins,  Spencer  D. 

7-16-1900 

N2-S-04 

MIOOO 

Ahrens,  John  C. 

8-5-98 

N4-3-03 

1948 

Albert,  George  Jr. 

10-1-15 

10-5-15 

10-21-15 

11-1-15 

1965 

Albright,  John  G. 

12-3-15 

12-6-15 

1-18-16 

1-25-16 

1326 

Alexander,  Thomas  S. 

9-1-05 

9-13-05 

10-2-05 

10-16-05 

1850 

Alexander,  William  O. 

6-5-14 

6-12-14 

7-31-14 

8-19-14 

1359 

Allen,    Frank   P. 

3-2-06 

3-21-06 

4-18-06 

6-15-06 

V6-2-16 

726 

Allen,  Orville  R. 

5-3-89 

5-11-89 

5-18-89 

6-1-89 

M1515 

Allen,  Otto  L. 

4-2-09 

M774 

Allsop,  Samuel 

9-5-90 

N7-5-07 

M1498 

Allsop,  Samuel 

12-4-08 

Z5-3-14 

M932 

Ambuehl,  Andrew 

lO-S-94 

N4-5-95 

M1595 

Ambuhl,  Alfred  J. 

9-2-10 

1511 

Ameling,  Herman  R. 

3-5-09 

3-26-09 

3-18-10 

3-23-10 

1095 

Amsden,  Clayton  I. 

11-1-01 

11-2-01 

308 

Anderson,  J.  P. 

2-20-64 

2-20-64 

M1476 

Anderson,  David  S. 

7-3-08 

M1025 

Anderson,  Frank  M. 

9-1-99 

737 

Anderson,  Samuel  A. 

8-2-89 

8-3-89 

8-9-89 

8-29-89 

N3-6-91 

1910 

Antrim,  Eugene  M. 

4-2-1 S 

4-17-15 

5-14-15 

6-11-lS 

M607 

Armstrong,  Charles  F. 

10-21-82 

V6-4-97 

280 

Armstrong,  David  T. 

9-23-62 

9-23-62 

9-23-62 

9-23-62 

Z4-7-63 

897 

Armstrong,  Harlie  J, 

12-1-93 

12-9-93 

11-16-94 

11-24-94 

19 

Armstrong.Hosea  J. 

2-19-42 

2-19-42 

2-21-42 

2-21-42 

N3-23-S0 

722 

Armstrong,  John 

4-5-89 

4-20-89 

6-21-89 

7-12-89 

991 

Armstrong,   Lemuel  T. 

3-4-98 

3-7-98 

4-12-98 

5-26-98 

M1462 

Armstrong,  William 

5-1-08 

1685 

Arthur,  Howard  C. 

5-3-12 

5-14-12 

S-31-12 

6-14-12 

176 


HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


No. 

Name 

Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

7 

Ashton,  James 

Ch.  M. 

N7-1S-48 

6 

Ashton,    Leonard 

Ch.  M. 

Nl-10-46 

1119 

Ashton,   George  B. 

4-4-02 

4-9-02 

5-16-02 

5-30-02 

M118 

Athons,  Joseph  A. 

5-6-54 

N2-4-65 

1331 

Atlass,  Max 

11-3-05 

11-15-05 

11-30-05 

12-20-05 

107 

Atteberry,  Richard 

10-1-53 

10-1-53 

11-19-53 

1-31-54 

N10-3-SS 

M9S6 

Aubert,  William  S. 

10-4-95 

V5-4-00 

1600 

Auer,  John   C. 

10-7-10 

10-12-10 

10-26-10 

11-12-10 

1044 

Augustine,  Reginald  C. 

4-6-00 

4-13-00 

4-26-00 

4-30-00 

NlO-14-14 

1137 

Augustine,  Wilson  L. 

8-1-02 

8-9-02 

10-15-02 

10-18-02 

NlO-14-14 

1190 

Austin,  William  W. 

7-3-03 

7-24-03 

3-18-04 

5-20-04 

N2-1-07 

1252 

Bachrach,   Benjamin 

7-1-04 

7-15-04 

7-29-04 

8-19-04 

M642 

Bacon,  George  R. 

3-5-86 

Z12-17-11 

M798 

Bail,  Francis   L. 

7-3-91 

Z3-27-U 

1842 

Bailey,  Carl  M. 

4-3-14 

4-29-14 

5-26-16 

8-11-16 

374 

Baker,  Amzi  H. 

12-30-65 

1-6-66 

1-27-66 

3-1-66 

Z8-21-99 

263 

Baker,  Nathan  M. 

8-28-62 

8-28-62 

8-28-62 

8-29-62 

V8-30-79 

875 

Baldwin,  Delbert  E. 

3-3-93 

3-17-93 

5-19-93 

10-20-93 

N2-1-07 

M1654 

Baldwin,  Delbert  E. 

12-1-11 

984 

Baldwin,  Frank 

8-6-97 

8-7-97 

12-25-97 

1-3-98 

1009 

Baldwin,  James  S. 

3-3-99 

3-18-99 

3-25-99 

4-1-99 

140 

Bales,  James  R. 

6-23-SS 

7-7-55 

9-1-55 

9-29-55 

Zl-10-56 

M12SS 

Ball,  Cutler  Taylor 

7-1-04 

Z8-23-12 

1079 

Ball,  John  W. 

6-7-01 

6-14-01 

6-25-01 

7-12-01 

V6-2-11 

973 

Ballinger,   Lou 

3-5-97 

3-9-97 

4-6-97 

5-1-97 

V6-5-14 

2000 

Ballington,    Vincent 

4-7-16 

4-14-16 

5-2-16 

6-9-16 

1057 

Ballou,  Martin 

8-3-00 

8-10-00 

8-17-00 

8-23-00 

NlO-3-13 

3d990 

Banks,  Charles  E. 

5-6-98 

5-28-81 

12-3-81 

5-20-98 

M455 

Bankson,  William  L. 

5-22-69 

Nl-4-84 

742 

Bapp,  George  M. 

11-1-89 

11-9-89 

12-21-89 

1-4-90 

Z12-00-06 

1717 

Barber,   Fred  L. 

1-3-13 

1-17-13 

7-16-13 

8-21-14 

M1601 

Barber,  James 

10-7-10 

1784 

Borger,  Ambrose  A. 

11-7-13 

5-13-14 

6-24-14 

6-29-14 

N9-4-14 

633 

Barnes,  Albert  G. 

7-4-84 

7-18-84 

Z5-8-09 

MS26 

Barnes,  Ira  N. 

10-4-73 

Z8-13-13 

M170 

Barnes,  William  A. 

5-16-56 

Z8-20-97 

986 

Barnes,  Lynn  M. 

8-6-97 

8-21-97 

8-28-97 

9-3-97 

1739 

Barnett,   Earl 

3-7-13 

3-14-13 

3-28-13 

4-16-13 

1330 

Barnett,  Guy   C. 

10-6-05 

10-11-05 

10-25-05 

11-10-05 

283 

Barnett,  Isaac 

11-1-62 

11-1-62 

12-27-62 

1-27-63 

N4-8-6S 

325 

Barnett,  John  T. 

6-24-64 

7-16-64 

8-19-64 

10-15-64 

N7-9-70 

1613 

Barnett,  Thomas  C. 

1-6-11 

1-18-11 

3-8-11 

1-17-12 

ROSTER  OF  MEMBERS  TO  JUNE  1,  1916 


177 


No. 

Name 

Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

M14S6 

Barnhart,  William  R. 

4-3-08 

Nl-2-14 

M1912 

Barrow,  Robert   E. 

5-7-15 

M907 

Bartholomew,  John  W. 

2-21-94 

2019 

Bassett,    Harry 

5-5-16 

5-9-16 

6-20-16 

7-11-16 

Ml  224 

Batchelder,  David  B. 

2-5-04 

1136 

Batchelder,    Wilbur    R. 

8-1-02 

8-15-02 

9-12-02 

9-19-02 

NlO-14-14 

67 

Bates,  William  J. 

10-27-49 

11-24-49 

12-27-49 

12-28-49 

N3-1S-50 

820 

Bauer,   Edward  N. 

1-1-92 

1-2-92 

1-15-92 

2-12-92 

542 

Bauer,   Henry 

9-19-74 

9-25-74 

12-16-74 

12-30-74 

Z7-22-15 

1348 

Baugher,   Fredrick  W. 

2-2-06 

3-21-06 

11-23-06 

12-28-06 

1397 

Baxter,  Harry 

4-5-07 

4-17-07 

S-1-07 

5-17-07 

N6-2-11 

3d  842 

Bayless,  John  N. 

7-9-70 

8-11-70 

Nll-9-72 

74 

Beach,  Henry 

4-20-50 

4-20-50 

4-27-50 

5-5-50 

? 

18 

Beach,  Timothy 

2-19-42 

2-19-42 

M17 

Beach,  William 

12-27-41 

N4-28-42 

1007 

Beall,  John  F. 

2-3-99 

2-6-99 

2-17-99 

3-10-99 

N12-6-12 

1684 

Beals,  Roscoe  G. 

4-5-12 

4-10-12 

S-10-12 

5-22-12 

288 

Bear,  John  W. 

2-28-63 

4-10-63 

2-11-70 

2-19-70 

V6-11-72 

M1S39 

Bear,  Samuel  E. 

8-6-09 

1624 

Beckman,  Charles  E. 

2-3-11 

2-8-11 

2-22-11 

3-2-11 

1590 

Bedford,  Harry  W. 

7-1-10 

7-12-11 

1-15-13 

2-19-13 

733 

Beecher,  Frederick  E. 

6-7-89 

6-15-89 

6-21-89 

6-29-89 

1798 

Beeson,  William  M. 

12-5-13 

12-31-13 

2-7-14 

5-8-14 

M1314 

Behring,  Joe 

6-2-OS 

843 

Bell,  Edward  H. 

6-3-92 

7-15-92 

11-5-92 

11-19-92 

V5-4-00 

933 

Bell,  Henry  W. 

1-4-95 

1-12-15 

1-19-95 

2-2-95 

NlO-14-14 

367 

Bell,  Rolando  S. 

8-5-65 

8-15-65 

3-17-66 

3-31-66 

N8-25-66 

Ml  749 

Bell,  William  H. 

4-4-13 

MS82 

Bellamy,  David 

6-11-81 

Z12-26-07 

443 

Bender,  Harry 

10-31-68 

11-12-68 

3-26-69 

4-17-69 

V5-30-74 

44 

Bender,  Samuel 

10-23-47 

10-23-47 

11-20-47 

12-18-47 

N3-11-48 

605 

Bendure,  Jesse  E. 

10-21-82 

11-11-82 

1659 

Bennett,  Oscar  W. 

12-1-11 

12-20-11 

1-24-12 

3-29-12 

1961 

Bennett,   Robert  B. 

11-5-15 

11-29-15 

2-1-16 

2-7-16 

MHOS 

Bennett,  Thomas  E. 

4-5-07 

V6-5-14 

475 

Bennett,  William 

4-9-70 

4-14-70 

6-9-70 

Ml  094 

Benson,  John 

10-4-01 

1459 

Benton,    Fred   S. 

5-1-08 

5-6-08 

5-20-08 

5-27-08 

139 

Benton,  Joel  C. 

6-23-55 

7-7-55 

7-28-55 

8-25-55 

Zl-5-71 

1877 

Berkcolder,  Paul  E. 

1-1-15 

1-6-15 

2-12-15 

2-17-15 

786 

Berry,  William  M. 

2-6-91 

2-10-91 

3-14-91 

3-21-91 

V6-5-03 

Ml  002 

Bierworth,   Martin  A. 

11-4-98 

N2-2-06 

1635 

Birchfield.  William  H. 

4-7-11 

4-14-11 

2-23-12 

3-13-12 

178 

HISTORY  OF  MA 

CON  LODG 

;e  no.  8, 

A.  F.  & 

A.  M. 

No. 

Name 

Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

M238 

Bishop,  Henry 

11-5-59 

N12-31-81 

1159 

Bixby,  Walter  A. 

3-6-03 

3-27-03 

914 

Black,  William  H. 

4-6-94 

4-13-94 

4-28-94 

5-11-94 

793 

Blackburn,  George  M. 

3-6-91 

5-9-91 

3-11-92 

4-30-92 

N6-6-02 

1434 

Blackburn,  Roy  J. 

10-4-07 

10-9-07 

11-22-07 

12-19-07 

V6-2-11 

M237 

Blake,  Robert  B. 

11-5-59 

N12-27-60 

1668 

Bliler,  Cal 

2-2-12 

2-7-12 

3-18-12 

5-8-12 

1822 

Bliler,   Ervah 

3-6-14 

4-22-14 

5-27-14 

6-10-14 

M634 

Bliler,  W.   C. 

11-7-84 

M364 

Block,  David  J. 

7-8-63 

N9-23-82 

846 

Bobo,  Benjamin  F. 

7-1-92 

7-15-92 

10-14-92 

10-21-92 

Z7-8-03 

1825 

Boggess,  James  W. 

3-6-14 

4-22-14 

7-16-15 

9-1-15 

3d800 

Boggs,  Walter  L. 

7-3-91 

7-17-91 

1982 

Bohl,  Henry  A. 

2-4-16 

2-16-16 

2-22-16 

2-25-16 

411 

Bohn,  J.  W. 

5-18-67 

5-20-67 

8-30-67 

1205 

Bohon,  Rane  S. 

9-4-03 

11-11-03 

2-12-04 

2-26-04 

1615 

Bolin,  John  O. 

2-3-11 

5-4-11 

6-9-11 

1-16-14 

943 

Bommersbach,  N. 

5-3-95 

5-4-95 

2-15-96 

2-29-96 

M728 

Bone,  Thomas  A. 

6-7-89 

Z5-9-11 

962 

Borchers,  Charles  M. 

2-7-96 

2-8-96 

2-22-96 

3-21-96 

1784 

Borger,  Ambrose  A. 

11-7-13 

5-13-14 

6-24-14 

6-29-14 

N9-4-14 

1570 

Bortz,  Emil  J. 

5-6-10 

2-27-11 

3-31-11 

4-24-11 

N2-2-12 

16 

Bosweth,  William  B. 

11-29-41 

11-29-41 

12-27-41 

12-27-41 

Z9-12-44 

444 

Bosworth,  Joseph  B. 

12-26-68 

2-20-69 

12-10-69 

12-1-70 

V2-5-76 

924 

Bothel,  James  E. 

5-4-94 

5-19-94 

1-18-96 

1-22-96 

Z 11-6-96 

M486 

Boughn,  Zacharia 

7-9-70 

N8-6-86 

1334 

Bourne,  Nathan  L. 

11-3-OS 

11-17-05 

11-30-05 

12-8-05 

420 

Bowdle,  William  H  . 

8-10-67 

9-7-67 

1-21-68 

3-16-68 

N6-27-74 

1010 

Bower,  Lorin  A. 

3-3-99 

3-17-99 

3-25-99 

3-29-99 

Nl-4-07 

1816 

Bowen,  Clifton  D. 

2-6-14 

2-18-14 

2-27-14 

5-22-14 

1609 

Bowen,  Dan  J. 

2-3-11 

2-17-11 

4-17-12 

10-25-12 

997 

Bowers,  David  C. 

5-6-98 

6-4-98 

7-19-98 

8-27-98 

M1040 

Bowers,  Walter  C. 

2-2-00 

212-31-09 

694 

Bowles,  John  T. 

4-6-88 

4-7-88 

4-13-88 

5-11-88 

N4-7-01 

M1583 

Bowman,  James  E. 

6-3-10 

M1631 

Bowman,  John 

3-3-11 

1833 

Bowman,  Wiley  G. 

4-3-14 

4-29-14 

5-27-14 

9-18-14 

1683 

Boyd,  Alfred  C. 

4-5-12 

4-19-12 

5-24-12 

5-29-12 

1516 

Boyd,  William  L. 

5-7-09 

11-26-09 

4-15-10 

5-20-10 

1028 

Boyer,  George   E. 

11-3-99 

11-4-99 

11-17-99 

12-8-99 

1453 

Boyer,   Harvie  J. 

4-3-08 

4-8-08 

4-29-08 

5-15-08 

1062 

Boyer,  James  M. 

11-2-00 

11-24-00 

1-3-01 

1-11-01 

1879 

Boyer,  William  H, 

3-5-15 

3-17-15 

3-26-15 

5-11-15 

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179 


No. 

Name 

Elected 

I  nit. 

Passed 

Raised 

1280 

Boyle,  James 

12-2-04 

12-9-04 

12-28-04 

1-13-05 

543 

Braden,  John  E. 

10-24-74 

11-7-74 

12-26-74 

2-6-75 

22 

Braden,  John  Y. 

4-23-42 

4-23-42 

4-23-42 

4-28-42 

Z2-3-96 

1999 

Bradley,  William  F. 

4-7-16 

4-14-16 

5-2-16 

6-9-16 

1176 

Bradnock,   William   E. 

5-1-03 

5-7-03 

5-19-03 

5-22-03 

M1477 

Bradshaw,  John  R. 

7-3-08 

327 

Bradt,  C.  M. 

7-16-64 

8-18-64 

1-28-65 

04-24-80 

1151 

Bramble,  Byron  E. 

1-2-03 

1-9-03 

1-30-03 

2-13-03 

500 

Brandom,  Harrison 

11-25-71 

11-28-71 

1-19-72 

3-21-72 

V5-11-78 

501 

Brandom,  Morrison 

11-25-71 

11-28-71 

11-26-75 

10-29-92 

Z3-12-13 

M1121 

Brant,  John  W. 

4-4-02 

Z9-30-1S 

1817 

Bratton,  J.   D. 

1-2-14 

12-9-14 

M1261 

Bray,  Francis  O. 

8-5-04 

M562 

Brennan,  Patrick 

5-26-77 

N4-4-90 

M1992 

Brew,   Frank 

4-7-16 

1946 

Brewer,  Warren  H. 

9-3-15 

9-11-15 

10-5-16 

10-13-16 

1923 

Brewster,  Clark  V. 

S-7-15 

5-12-15 

5-28-15 

6-2-15 

M69S 

Bresie,  William  R. 

S-4-88 

M866 

Bridges,  Joseph  M. 

1-6-93 

Z9-17-11 

265 

Briggs,  James  B. 

8-28-62 

8-28-62 

8-28-62 

8-29-62 

N3-19-64 

lis 

Bright,  George  W. 

3-11-54 

3-11-54 

6-10-54 

6-17-54 

1604 

Brinkman,  Edward  H. 

11-4-10 

11-21-10 

2003 

Brock,  Guy  H. 

5-5-16 

5-19-16 

M690 

Brodess,  Allen  W. 

3-2-88 

Z9-28-14 

944 

Brothers,  John  P. 

7-5-9S 

7-12-95 

8-4-95 

8-10-95 

V5-6-04 

M1963 

Brown,  Charles  A. 

12-3-15 

M1312 

Brown,  Charles  E. 

5-5-05 

N12-4-08 

840 

Brown,  Everett  J. 

6-3-92 

Ml  402 

Brown,  Frederick  A. 

3-1-07 

Nll-20-09 

1418 

Brown,  George 

5-3-07 

5-15-07 

4-12-10 

5-10-10 

61 

Brown,  Henry  M. 

7-28-49 

568 

Brown,  John  A. 

3-16-78 

3-25-78 

7-6-89 

7-13-89 

Zll-21-04 

127 

Brown,  John  H. 

12-27-54 

12-27-54 

1-31-55 

2-24-55 

Z6-23-66 

1541 

Brown,  John  W. 

9-3-09 

9-10-09 

9-29-09 

10-15-09 

N2-4-16 

1118 

Brown,  J.  W. 

4-4-02 

7-11-02 

Nl  1-7-02 

Ml  020 

Brown,  Joseph 

7-7-99 

Nl-2-14 

230 

Brown  Josiah 

8-13-59 

8-25-59 

4-21-88 

4-28-88 

Z5-6-89 

M561 

Brown,  Truston   P. 

4-21-77 

Z3-26-84 

261 

Brown,  William  J. 

8-27-62 

8-27-62 

8-27-62 

8-28-62 

Z2-22-98 

845 

Brown,  William  M. 

7-1-92 

7-2-92 

10-15-92 

2-10-93 

M1024 

Brownback,  Joseph  M. 

8-4-99 

788 

Brownfield,  Thomas  E. 

2-6-91 

2-20-91 

3-21-91 

3-31-91 

N3-6-03 

1610 

Brueck,  Haworth  L. 

1-6-11 

1-18-11 

1-4-12 

8-28-14 

i8o 


HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


No.                 Name  Elected 

606  Brueck,  Peter  H.  10-21-82 

869  Bryan,  David  A.  2-3-93 

1367  Bryden,  John  A.  5-4-06 

981  Buck,  Edgar  H.  6-4-97 

620  Buckingham,  Isaac  A.  7-6-83 

744  Buckmaster,  William  R.  11-1-89 

M1677  Buffington,  Clinton  G.  3-1-12 

644  Bullard,  Jacob  B.  5-7-86 

702  Bullock,  William  10-5-88 

1756  Bundy,  Lloyd  C.  5-2-13 

M86  Bunn,  Abram  B.  3-15-51 

46  Bunn,  David  P.  2-12-48 

1551  Bunting,  Calvin  L.  1-7-10 

1849  Burg,  Walter  L.  6-5-14 

136  Burgess,  Sullivan  5-26-55 

479  Burke,  William  5-14-70 

M1032  Burks,  Charles  A.  1-5-00 

1995  Burnett,  William  Jr.  4-7-16 

1130  Burnham,   Frederick  W.  7-4-02 

707  Burns,  Wilrough  W.  12-7-88 

1914  Burroughs,  James  E,  4-2-15 

110  Burrows,   Lowber  12-27-53 

1960  Burwell,  Thornton  C.  11-5-15 

1832  Bush,  Franklin  3-6-14 

1211  Bush,  Herbert  C.  10-2-03 

33  Butler,  Champion  D.  2-23-45 

25  Butler,  Preston  5-21-42 

507  Butman,  Jonathan  W.  5-18-72 

731  Buttz,  Thompson  R.  6-7-89 

1670  Cain,  Arthur  2-2-12 

M1353  Cain,  Odell  S.  2-2-06 

3d  506  Caldwell,  Freley  B.  5-18-72 

1287  Caldwell,  H.  H.  12-2-04 

989  Callahan,  Samuel  E.  2-4-98 

M1394  Calvert,  Isaac  J.  12-7-06 

813  Campbell,  Charles  H.  12-4-91 

2011  Campbell,  Loran    E.  5-5-16 

M626  Cann,  Thomas  W.  12-7-83 

72  Cantrill,  William  3-23-50 

371  Carden,  R.  G.  9-2-65 

1901  Carpenter,  Aubrey  3-5-15 

1123  Carpenter,  Fred  G.  5-2-02 

M433  Carpenter,  L.  B.  1-4-68 


Init. 
10-28-82 

2-4-93 
5-11-06 

6-8-97 
7-20-83 
11-8-89 

5-8-86 

10-13-88 

5-16-13 

2-12-48 
1-12-10 
6-12-14 
6-2-55 
5-25-70 

4-11-16 

7-18-02 

12-21-88 

4-13-15 

12-28-53 

11-10-15 


Passed        Raised 


3-10-93 

5-31-06 

7-14-97 

9-8-83 

11-16-89 


2-16-48 

1-28-10 

6-24-14 

8-4-55 

9-1-70 

5-2-16 
7-22-02 

12-27-88 
8-31-15 
1-14-54 

11-16-15 


10-20-03  11-24-03 

3-23-45  4-19-45 

5-21-42  6-1-42 

5-25-72  10-11-72 


3-25-93 
6-13-06 

10-15-97 
9-28-83 

11-23-89 


V6-2-11 

Z8-8-15 


5-21-86       6-18-86 


7-2-13       8-10-13 


3-11-48 
2-11-10 
7-8-14 
8-25-55 
9-24-70 

5-29-16 
7-25-02 
1-11-89 

10-19-15 
2-3-54 

11-26-15 


N11-20-S8 
Z12-28-87 


VI 1-12-66 
N5-9-74 


N2-1-07 


ZlO-16-10 


12-18-03 

4-19-45  N3-19-53 

6-15-42  N12-27-48 

12-7-72  ZlO-12-03 


2-14-12       9-25-12     10-11-12 


3-11-98 


5-19-16       6-23-16       7-18-16 

V5-4-00 
3-23-50       5-11-50       5-25-50        V7-9-70 

3-12-15       4-20-15       S-25-15 
S-S-02       S-10-02       5-21-02 

V7-1-76 


ROSTER  OF  MEMBERS  TO  JUNE  1,  1916 


i8i 


No. 

Name 

Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

M740 

Carr,  Edgar  D. 

10-4-89 

Zl  0-1 1-04 

185 

Carr,  Nicholas  L. 

12-27-56 

12-27-56 

1-3-57 

1-31-57 

Z2-20-63 

1768 

Carroll,  Roscoe  R. 

8-1-13 

8-15-13 

9-17-13 

9-26-13 

1535 

Carter,  David  E. 

7-2-09 

7-28-09 

9-22-09 

11-12-09 

564 

Carter,  Edwin  D. 

6-23-77 

6-29-77 

8-23-77 

10-10-77 

Z3-2-08 

969 

Carter,  Edwin  M. 

10-2-96 

10-10-96 

11-27-97 

1-1-98 

27 

Carter,  Elisha  D. 

-42 

-42 

-42 

-42 

Z7-16.81 

60 

Carter,  James  K. 

7-5-49 

7-5-49 

7-14-49 

8-11-49 

Z11-2S-74 

478 

Carter,  James  S. 

5-14-70 

5-21-70 

9-1-70 

10-13-70 

809 

Carter,  James  W. 

11-6-91 

11-13-91 

11-26-91 

12-8-91 

M1352 

Carter,   Perry  T. 

2-2-06 

920 

Carter,  William  E. 

11-17-94 

12-21-99 

1-19-00 

Z8-1-11 

988 

Carter,  William  F. 

2-4-98 

2-17-98 

3-11-98 

3-19-98 

M1509 

Cartwright,  Roy  E. 

3-5-09 

1563 

Cash,  George  D. 

2-4-10 

2-9-10 

2-17-10 

2-25-10 

Z8-21-14 

M91 

Casner,  Peter 

5-31-51 

Zl-1-52 

763 

Cassell,  Barron  H. 

4-4-90 

4-5-90 

4-26-90 

5-10-90 

77 

Cassell,  Berry  H. 

6-1-50 

6-1-50 

6-29-50 

7-8-50 

ZlO-12-04 

1041 

Cassel,   Fred  Roy 

3-2-00 

3-15-00 

3-24-00 

3-30-00 

915 

Cassell,    Louis    B. 

4-6-94 

4-7-94 

4-28-94 

5-12-94 

1213 

Cassell,   Otto   D. 

11-6-03 

11-11-03 

12-9-03 

12-23-03 

757 

Cassell,  Thomas  A. 

2-7-90 

2-8-90 

2-22-90 

3-1-90 

1690 

Catherman,  John  I. 

7-5-12 

7-10-12 

8-9-12 

8-14-12 

711 

Catto,  William  M. 

1-4-89 

1-12-89 

1-26-89 

2-7-89 

Zl-27-99 

992 

Cavins,  Allen   B. 

3-4-98 

3-7-98 

4-12-98 

5-13-98 

643 

Chamberlain,  William   D. 

5-7-86 

5-12-86 

2-12-87 

3-24-87 

Nl  1-4-98 

1735 

Chandler,  Elkin 

3-7-13 

517 

Chenoweth,  Cassidy 

4-12-73 

4-19-73 

5-26-73 

6-12-73 

890 

Chenoweth,  William  J., 

Jr.     7-7-93 

8-3-93 

8-11-93 

8-18-93 

858 

Chilson,  Rufus  W. 

11-4-92 

11-5-92 

12-9-92 

12-16-92 

Z8-21-12 

1726 

Christopher,  Hollis  F. 

2-7-13 

M473 

Churchman,    David   P. 

4-9-70 

V7-1-76 

116 

Churchman,   Henry 

4-8-54 

4-12-54 

6-10-54 

8-5-54 

Z12-18-85 

1247 

Church,  Norman  H. 

6-3-04 

6-8-04 

6-15-04 

6-21-04 

N12-6-12 

1975 

Clark,   Donald  M. 

1-7-16 

1-14-16 

3-14-16 

9-15-16 

917 

Clark,  Edward  D. 

4-6-94 

4-21-94 

5-26-94 

6-16-94 

N 11-20-01 

279 

Clark,   Ira  E. 

9-16-62 

9-16-62 

9-16-62 

9-17-62 

Z 11-6-62 

1954 

Clark,  Jesse  T. 

11-5-15 

11-29-15 

1-18-16 

3-21-16 

M242 

Clark,  John  H. 

2-4-60 

N8-17-61 

704 

Clark,  Louis   P. 

11-2-88 

11-9-88 

1-5-89 

1-19-89 

Nl-6-11 

1183 

Clark,  Lynn  W. 

6-5-03 

6-13-03 

11-20-03 

12-2-03 

1141 

Clark,  William   B. 

9-5-02 

9-10-02 

10-1-02 

10-10-02 

M684 

Clark,  William 

12-2-87 

N3-1-01 

l82 


HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


No. 

Name 

Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

1198 

Clary,   John   R. 

8-6-03 

8-12-03 

8-20-03 

8-21-03 

N5-7-1S 

M952 

Clary,  Robert  B. 

9-6-95 

Zl-25-14 

1355 

Cline,    Commodore    P. 

3-2-06 

4-7-06 

4-25-06 

5-14-06 

1598 

Cline,   Fred   B. 

9-2-10 

9-7-10 

3-15-11 

3-24-11 

NlO-14-14 

1559 

Cline,  James   L. 

2-4-10 

2-17-10 

3-15-10 

3-25-10 

NlO-14-14 

1497 

Clizbe,   Floyd  O. 

1-1-09 

1-29-09 

4-28-09 

6-11-09 

1791 

Clokey,  Ira  W. 

12-5-13 

12-18-13 

1-7-14 

1-14-14 

M554 

Clokey,  Josiah  M. 

11-13-75 

M1513 

Clow,  Freeman 

3-5-09 

Nl-2-14 

1167 

Cobb,    Frank    L. 

4-3-03 

4-4-03 

5-9-03 

5-11-03 

M835 

Cochran,  William  A. 

4-1-92 

Nl  1-2-94 

1440 

Cofer,   Omar  C. 

11-1-07 

11-13-07 

11-19-07 

11-29-07 

N5-6-10 

1955 

Coffeen,  Clifford  R. 

11-5-15 

11-8-15 

11-16-15 

11-19-15 

1510 

Colby,  Herbert  D. 

3-5-09 

2-9-10 

109 

Cole,    Edwin 

10-15-53 

10-15-53 

1-7-54 

2-13-54 

N2-16-56 

910 

Colladay,  Henry  S. 

4-6-94 

4-14-94 

5-26-94 

6-9-94 

1269 

Collins,  Albert  B. 

10-7-04 

10-11-04 

12-21-04 

1-25-05 

1174 

Collins,  Orlando  G. 

5-1-03 

5-6-03 

6-17-03 

8-6-03 

258 

Collins,  Thaddeus   S. 

8-26-62 

8-26-62 

8-26-62 

8-27-62 

N9-7-65 

31 

Condell,  William  J. 

Z12-1-93 

520 

Conklin,  Abram   W. 

7-5-73 

10-7-73 

11-28-73 

1-16-74 

Z3-28-09 

1452 

Conklin,    Ralph    O. 

4-3-08 

4-8-08 

4-22-08 

5-13-08 

1930 

Connours,   William   F. 

6-4-15 

6-18-15 

7-20-15 

10-12-15 

1051 

Conover,  Andrew  J. 

8-31-00 

6-18-01 

6-21-01 

NlO-14-14 

M640 

Conover,  Walter  C. 

12-4-85 

N1905 

M1350 

Conrad,  Emmet  D. 

2-2-06 

M921 

Conway,    John    H. 

6-1-94 

N6-5-96 

1935 

Cook,  Arthur  L. 

7-2-15 

7-6-15 

8-31-15 

9-27-15 

1035 

Cook,  Charles  E. 

2-2-00 

2-9-00 

2-24-00 

3-9-00 

1439 

Coombe,   Clarence 

11-1-07 

11-8-07 

11-22-07 

12-13-07 

1743 

Coon,  James   M. 

4-4-13 

4-23-13 

5-23-13 

7-30-13 

1924 

Cooper,   Herman  O. 

5-7-15 

5-12-15 

5-28-15 

6-7-15 

M1909 

Cooper,    Paul    D. 

3-5-15 

650 

Cope,  Albert   H. 

5-7-86 

5-14-86 

7-25-91 

8-1-91 

1672 

Cope,  Donald  A. 

2-2-12 

2-9-12 

10-24-13 

12-17-13 

1867 

Cope,   Walter   L. 

9-4-14 

9-11-14 

9-23-14 

10-16-14 

1695 

Corley,   Burt   T. 

8-2-12 

8-7-12 

8-21-12 

9-18-12 

M1268 

Corley,  Truman  L. 

10-7-04 

M124 

Cordry,   Michael  M. 

7-8-54 

N9-30-54 

410 

Corman,  Abram  H. 

5-18-67 

5-20-67 

6-29-67 

8-1-67 

NlO-1-68 

M509 

Corman,  Abram  H. 

8-17-72 

N8-14-75 

511 

Corman,   William    B, 

8-17-72 

9-3-72 

10-11-72 

12-16-72 

Z2-4-15 

M297 

Cornell,  Thomas  J. 

8-22-63 

Nl-15-70 

ROSTER  OF  MEMBERS  TO  JUNE  1,  1916 


183 


No. 

Name 

Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

M254 

Cornman,  Alexander  C. 

11-16-61 

Zl-19-83 

1027 

Corpany,   Albert 

11-3-99 

11-10-99 

1-13-00 

3-5-00 

N3-5-15 

M49S 

Corson,  Amos  S. 

6-3-71 

Z1884 

M338 

Corwine,  John  M. 

12-27-64 

Nl  1-1-65 

1486 

Covalt,   Gideon   I. 

9-4-08 

9-18-08 

9-30-08 

10-16-08 

1618 

Cowan,  James  M. 

2-3-11 

N2-6-14 

670 

Cowan,  Samuel  P. 

6-3-87 

6-10-87 

6-24-87 

7-15-87 

N4-5-89 

1067 

Cowles,    Harry    E. 

1-5-01 

1-22-01 

3-8-01 

4-22-01 

M372 

Cox,    Aaron 

9-2-65 

N3-24-66 

M504 

Cox,    Frederick   M. 

3-23-72 

Zl-31-15 

1653 

Cox,   Samuel   C. 

12-1-11 

12-6-11 

1308 

Crabb,    Harry   W. 

6-2-05 

6-3-05 

6-9-05 

6-14-05 

1292 

Crane,  Orra  O, 

3-3-05 

3-8-05 

8-8-05 

9-12-05 

Ml  986 

Craw,    Eugene    E. 

2-4-16 

M1259 

Craycroft,  Frank  S. 

8-5-04 

1469 

Cretors,  Albert  R. 

7-3-08 

7-31-08 

9-2-08 

10-9-08 

NlO-14-14 

1625 

Crews,   Fred 

2-3-11 

3-7-11 

4-19-11 

5-24-11 

1679 

Criley,  John   R. 

4-5-12 

4-26-12 

5-31-12 

6-5-12 

M1780 

Crim,  Joseph  E. 

11-7-13 

NlO-14-14 

M781 

Crockett,  Hiram  P. 

11-7-90 

ZlO-14-07 

397 

Cross,  John. 

1-19-67 

1-24-67 

3-2-67 

4-6-67 

Z1872 

1809 

Cross,  Orville  L. 

12-5-13 

12-13-13 

1-7-14 

1-21-14 

2017 

Crossman,   Mac   E. 

5-5-16 

5-16-16 

6-20-16 

7-21-16 

741 

Crouse,  Fred 

10-4-89 

10-26-89 

11-16-89 

11-29-89 

Zll-13-99 

M678 

Culbertson,  Joseph  B. 

10-7-87 

Z2-1-03 

1437 

Cundall,   Harry   D. 

10-4-07 

10-23-07 

11-27-07 

12-20-07 

1953 

Curry,  Rex  F. 

11-5-15 

11-8-15 

11-16-15 

11-26-15 

178 

Curtis,    Ira    B. 

6-24-56 

Z12-13-91 

M355 

Cutler,    Willard 

5-6-65 

N9-2-6S 

334 

Daily,    John 

10-14-64 

10-17-64 

10-20-64 

10-22-64 

N12-15-66 

538 

Daly,    Albert 

6-27-74 

1344 

Daly,  Hugh   H. 

2-2-06 

2-9-06 

2-21-06 

2-28-06 

510 

Daniel,  John  H. 

8-17-72 

9-20-72 

998 

Daugherty,  Charles  L. 

8-5-98 

8-13-98 

3-23-99 

9-8-99 

Z3-14-15 

M1049 

Davenport,  Marion   C. 

6-1-00 

N2-7-08 

M1361 

Daves,  John  W. 

3-2-06 

1152 

Davidson,   Clifton   B. 

1-2-03 

1-7-03 

3-13-03 

4-17-03 

NlO-14-14 

M714 

Davidson,  John  A. 

3-1-89 

Nl  1-20-09 

M1178 

Davidson,  William  J. 

5-1-03 

N2-5-09 

1945 

Davis,  Arthur  F. 

9-3-15 

9-7-15 

9-28-15 

10-26-15 

M1895 

Davis,    Charles   W. 

5-7-15 

1104 

Davis,    John    F. 

12-6-01 

12-13-01 

12-20-01 

12-27-01 

252 

Davis,   William 

8-17-61 

10-12-61 

4-12-62 

8-27-62 

N6-23-66 

i84 


HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO,  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


No. 

Name 

Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

826 

Davis,    William    H. 

2-5-92 

3-18-92 

2-17-93 

2-18-93 

V6-S-03 

696 

Dawson.   Eli   F. 

6-1-88 

6-9-88 

7-28-88 

8-18-88 

Xll-1-95 

1430 

Dawson,    Wilbur    W. 

8-2-07 

8-12-07 

11-6-07 

6-19-08 

126 

Dawson,    William 

12-27-54 

12-27-54 

1-31-55 

2-3-55 

N2-3-55 

101 

Deakens,  Daniel 

2-19-53 

2-19-53 

2-23-53 

3-12-53 

N3-19-53 

1968 

Dearth,  Herbert  J. 

12-3-15 

12-6-15 

12-17-15 

12-29-15 

M35 

Deffenbacher,  J.  F. 

2-7-46 

NlO-31-46 

1315 

Deetz,    Samuel   F. 

5-5-05 

5-10-05 

5-31-05 

6-26-05 

220 

Dempsey,    George 

10-16-58 

10-23-58 

1-17-59 

2-19-59 

Z4-19-01 

1158 

Dempster.   John   R. 

2-6-03 

2-9-03 

3-2-03 

3-20-03 

1886 

Dengler,  Ray   E. 

1-1-15 

1-6-15 

1-27-15 

2-17-15 

856 

Denison,    Charles   A. 

10-7-92 

12-26-92 

12-29-92 

12-31-92 

595 

Denison,  Charles  N. 

8-26-82 

8-29-82 

9-2-82 

Z7-25-10 

923 

Dennis,  Baldwin  M. 

6-1-94 

6-11-94 

7-21-11 

8-12-14 

3dl097 

Denton,  Frank  A. 

11-1-01 

11-5-01 

794 

De  Pew,  Henry  C. 

5-1-91 

5-2-91 

6-13-91 

6-27-91 

Z5-22-97 

834 

Devore,  Charles  W. 

4-1-92 

5-7-92 

5-20-92 

5-28-92 

M860 

Devore,  William  A. 

12-2-92 

Z5-4-00 

82 

Dewees,  Joseph  C. 

3-15-51 

3-15-Sl 

4-25-51 

5-3-51 

Z2-27-52 

84 

Dewees.  William 

4-12-51 

4-12-51 

5-10-51 

5-24-51 

Z2-4-72 

812 

Dewitt,   George  F. 

12-4-91 

12-11-91 

1-16-92 

2-6-92 

Z9-14-00 

266 

Dickey.    John    B. 

8-28-62 

8-28-62 

8-28-62 

8-29-62 

Zl-8-65 

M1843 

Dickinson,  Frederick  M. 

5-1-14 

M1260 

Dilatush,  William  H. 

8-5-04 

721 

Dillehunt,  Benjamin  W. 

4-5-89 

4-20-89 

5-24-90 

8-16-90 

M940 

Dimmick,  William  F. 

4-5-95 

VS-4-00 

1656 

Dinges,  Edwin  K. 

12-1-11 

12-27-11 

12-29-11 

1-3-12 

1523 

Dinges,  Walter  M. 

5-7-09 

S-14-09 

6-18-09 

6-25-09 

749 

Dixon,  William  A. 

12-6-89 

12-13-89 

12-26-89 

12-28-89 

1471 

Doake,  Robert  C. 

7-3-08 

7-8-08 

8-4-08 

12-30-08 

464 

Dolman,  L.  A. 

2-12-70 

2-17-70 

02-21-80 

M663 

Donahey,  John  N, 

8-6-86 

Zl  1-3-00 

1582 

Donnelly,  Paul  E. 

6-3-10 

6-14-10 

6-29-10 

7-15-10 

1140 

Doren,  Harris  I. 

8-1-02 

8-4-02 

8-15-02 

8-18-02 

743 

Dorrell,  George  J. 

11-1-89 

11-15-89 

12-7-89 

12-14-89 

1878 

Dowell,  Charles  E. 

1-1-15 

1-8-15 

2-24-15 

3-30-15 

1390 

Downey,  Lawton  C. 

11-2-06 

11-7-06 

12-12-06 

1-23-07 

Ml  722 

Downey,  William 

1-3-13 

NlO-14-14 

M405 

Downing,  Thomas 

4-13-67 

Z12-5-80 

578 

Doyle.  Thomas   B. 

1-15-81 

1-26-81 

4-23-81 

6-18-81 

V6-4-97 

36 

Draper,  James  M. 

4-11-46 

4-11-46 

5-20-46 

6-25-46 

1853 

1503 

Draper,  Thomas  J. 

1-1-09 

1-8-09 

3-26-09 

4-16-09 

1362 

Draper,  Ulysses  G. 

4-6-06 

4-20-06 

6-6-06 

6-27-06 

ROSTER  OF  MEMBERS  TO  JUNE  1,  1916 


185 


No. 

Name 

Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

M1378 

Drum,  Ben  E. 

6-1-06 

N3-7-13 

M1284 

Dudley,  Frank  W. 

1-6-05 

491 

Dudley,  L.   E. 

12-3-70 

12-29-70 

716 

Dumont,  William  L. 

3-1-89 

3-9-89 

3-29-89 

3-30-89 

Z3-13-04 

M966 

Dunbar,  Daniel  H. 

5-1-96 

Z5-5-09 

1875 

Duncan,  Jesse  A. 

1-1-15 

1-8-15 

2-24-15 

3-3-lS 

1156 

Dunnigan,  Charles  A. 

1-2-03 

1-7-03 

3-13-03 

4-4-03 

M1561 

Durant,  Ulysses  G. 

2-4-10 

M163 

Durfee,  Bradford  K. 

1-11-83 

V5-4-00 

1581 

Durfee,    Warren    T. 

6-3-10 

6-10-10 

6-29-10 

7-20-10 

354 

Durham,  J.   Henry 

3-22-65 

3-22-65 

3-22-65 

3-23-65 

NlO-9-75 

1666 

Durning,  Charles  M. 

2-2-12 

2-14-12 

5-1-12 

816-12 

1534 

Duvall,  Charles  E. 

6-4-09 

6-14-09 

7-7-09 

2-16-10 

1313 

Dwelley,  Walter  L. 

6-2-05 

6-15-05 

7-5-05 

7-21-05 

929 

Dwyer,   Matthew 

7-6-94 

9-8-94 

3-8-95 

3-15-95 

1195 

Dyer,  Harry  B. 

8-6-03 

8-14-03 

8-28-03 

10-16-03 

M1S50 

Eads,  Samuel  O. 

2-4-10 

M1203 

Eaton,  Albion  F. 

8-6-03 

V6-S-14 

1091 

Eddy,  James  H. 

10-4-01 

10-15-01  • 

10-22-01 

10-25-01 

M964 

Edgar,  Irvine  V. 

4-3-96 

Z2-23-00 

21 

Edmunds,  Alexander 

4-23-42 

4-23-42 

4-23-42 

4-28-42 

V7-25-S5 

M1116 

Edmundson,  Julius  S. 

3-7-02 

1066 

Edwards,  John  N. 

12-7-00 

12-11-00 

1-18-01 

1-24-01 

NlO-14-14 

1114 

Ehlers,  Charles  W. 

3-7-02 

4-5-02 

O5-5-05 

745 

Eichinger,  Michael 

11-1-89 

11-8-89 

8-2-90 

11-1-90 

N6-1-00 

1318 

Eichinger,  William  R. 

7-7-05 

7-14-05 

8-30-05 

10-16-05 

M368 

Eidson,  William  J. 

8-5-65 

Zl-24-67 

1400 

Elgin,  James  U. 

3-1-07 

3-8-07 

3-13-07 

3-15-07 

652 

Elkin,  John  L. 

6-4-86 

6-11-86 

6-26-86 

7-3-86 

N7-3-91 

756 

Elkin,  Jo  P.  G. 

1-3-90 

1-11-90 

2-15-90 

5-1-90 

105 

Elliott,  Henry  P. 

6-24-53 

6-24-53 

8-27-53 

10-8-53 

Z3-00-59 

480 

Elliott,  Robert  K. 

5-14-70 

5-25-70 

8-27-70 

9-28-70 

V5-15-7S 

892 

Ellis,  James  W. 

9-1-93 

9-9-93 

M1311 

Elwell,  Harvey  J. 

5-5-05 

NlO-313 

158 

Elwood,   Daniel  H. 

2-16-56 

2-23-56 

5-29-56 

M460 

Elwood,  David  P. 

M5-70 

Z2-5-08 

378 

Emerson,  Albert 

3-24-66 

4-30-66 

6-2-66 

6-11-66 

V5-30-74 

277 

Emery,  Charles  F. 

9-9-62 

11-8-62 

11-8-62 

11-8-62 

N9-15-65 

1934 

Engleman,  James  O. 

6-4-15 

7-6-15 

1-18-16 

2-10-16 

1566 

Enloe,  William  S. 

4-1-10 

4-6-10 

4-27-10 

5-20-10 

M637 

Enos,  Joseph  H. 

3-6-85 

VlO-7-87 

406 

Entler,  Thomas  C. 

4-13-67 

4-23-67 

5-25-67 

7-6-67 

V5-30-74 

1845 

Eperson,    Ernest  M. 

6-5-14 

6-19-14 

9-30-14 

10-30-14 

i86 


HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


No. 

Name 

Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

1665 

Evans,  Charles  F. 

1-8-12 

1-19-12 

2-21-12 

3-22-12 

M1098 

Evans,  Edward  T. 

11-1-01 

nil 

Evans,  John  D. 

2-7-02 

2-10-02 

2-19-02 

2-28-02 

N12-5-13 

1396 

Evans,  John  W. 

1-4-07 

6-10-07 

6-18-07 

6-28-07 

1100 

Evens,  James  W. 

12-6-01 

12-9-01 

12-30-01 

1-2-02 

1435 

Ewing,  Charles  E. 

10-4-07 

10-9-07 

11-6-07 

11-15-07 

1228 

Ewing,  Theodore  B. 

3-4-04 

3-16-04 

4-27-04 

5-13-04 

N8-6-09 

1290 

Eyman,  Alonzo  H. 

2-3-05 

2-8-05 

2-15-05 

2-22-05 

782 

Eyman,  Lewis  E. 

12-5-90 

12-6-90 

M889 

Eyman,  Theodore  A. 

7-7-93 

Z5-29-96 

88 

Faulkner,  Enoch  G. 

6-7-51 

6-7-51 

6-14-51 

6-18-51 

Z8-23-72 

Ml  124 

Fallon,  Frank  T. 

5-2-02 

1005 

Faris,  John  B. 

1-6-99 

2-3-99 

2-17-99 

3-10-99 

M930 

Faris,  John  P. 

7-6-94 

Z7-27-10 

239 

Faris,  S.  J. 

12-27-59 

3-31-60 

5-5-60 

6-2-60 

N6-3-65 

867 

Farmer,  Mortimer  H. 

1-6-93 

1-7-93 

1-13-93 

1-20-93 

V6-4-97 

1885 

Farris,  Charlie 

2-5-15 

2-10-lS 

2-26-15 

3-16-15 

M587 

Fell,  Leander  C. 

7-1-82 

Zll-27-15 

880 

Felton,  William 

4-7-93 

4-22-93 

6-3-93 

6-10-93 

N7-3-03 

207 

Ferris,  Benjamin 

5-22-58 

7-11-58 

7-14-58 

1687 

Findley,  Delbert  L. 

6-7-12 

6-10-12 

7-12-12 

7-17-12 

1432 

Finley,  John  W. 

9-6-07 

9-13-07 

10-11-07 

12-4-07 

M730 

Fisk,  Harry 

6-7-89 

V6-4-97 

380 

Fitch,  N.  T. 

3-24-66 

4-14-66 

902 

Fithian,  Paul  H. 

1-5-94 

1-13-94 

1-27-94 

2-3-94 

691 

Flack,  George  B. 

3-2-88 

3-24-88 

4-10-88 

12-22-88 

V6-3-10 

883 

Fletcher,  John  W. 

5-5-93 

6-3-93 

7-22-93 

9-2-93 

1466 

Flint,  George  R. 

6-5-08 

6-10-08 

7-1-08 

7-24-08 

M1383 

Florey,  Frederick  E. 

7-6-06 

Z12-22-14 

M1455 

Foale,  Herbert  J. 

4-3-08 

172 

Fobes,  Uriah  P. 

6-24-56 

7-2-56 

1182 

Folrath,  Harry  O. 

6-5-03 

6-10-03 

6-26-03 

7-30-03 

1658 

Ford,  Ralph  L. 

12-1-11 

12-8-11 

1-8-12 

1-26-12 

438 

Foresman,  J.  B. 

3-7-68 

5-2-68 

8-29-68 

9-26-68 

N4-24-69 

1998 

Foster,  Charles  A. 

4-7-16 

4-11-16 

5-12-16 

407 

Foster,  Hickman  E. 

4-13-67 

4-23-67 

5-25-67 

7-20-67 

Zll-11-98 

1790 

Foster,  Homer  B. 

1-2-14 

2-4-14 

5-6-14 

S-29-14 

426 

Foster,  William  W. 

11-9-67 

11-12-67 

12-11-67 

1-11-68 

Z4-18-10 

980 

Foulke,  William  L. 

6-4-97 

6-8-97 

6-19-97 

6-26-97 

N2-2-06 

1760 

France,  Charles  R. 

6-6-13 

6-11-13 

7-2-13 

7-18-13 

1170 

Frazer,    Edward   U. 

4-3-03 

4-10-03 

5-4-03 

5-15-03 

ZlO-3-04 

M1226 
M1403 

Frazier,  Clifton  W. 
Frederick,  Lucius  S. 

2-5-04 
4-5-07 

N3-2-06 

ROSTER  OF  MEMBERS  TO  JUNE  1,  1916 


187 


No. 

Name 

Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

1337 

Freeland  John  F. 

12-1-05 

12-7-05 

1-14-10 

1-21-10 

1274 

Freeland     Joseph  L. 

12-2-04 

12-14-04 

2-2-05 

2-22-05 

1446 

Freeman,  John  B. 

2-7-08 

2-12-08 

3-13-08 

4-15-08 

221 

Freese,  Isaac  Jr. 

11-20-58 

11-24-58 

4-16-59 

5-19-59 

N4-1-71 

1783 

French,  Edgar  A. 

11-7-13 

11-21-13 

1-28-14 

2-13-14 

Ml  246 

Frey,  George  W. 

6-3-04 

70 

Froman,  W.  Anderson 

12-27-49 

5-31-50 

8-31-50 

8-31-50 

V3-3-60 

1060 

Fulkerson,  Charles  E. 

10-5-00 

11-9-00 

5-2-01 

5-17-01 

V6-2-0S 

198 

Fuller.  Charles  H. 

8-29-67 

9-3-57 

10-31-57 

12-8-57 

N9-30-76 

M132 

Fuller,  John  N. 

1-27-55 

Z3-1-94 

314 

Fuller,  Richard  H. 

2-20-64 

3-12-64 

4-16-64 

7-23-64 

N4-8-65 

M747 

Funston,  Thomas  N. 

11-1-89 

N4-1-98 

627 

Gabelman,  Herman 

12-7-83 

1-11-84 

2-15-84 

2-29-84 

Z4-06 

1709 

Gable,  Sylvester  P. 

12-6-12 

12-13-12 

12-23-12 

1-1-13 

586 

Gaddis,  Frank  M. 

4-29-82 

5-7-82 

6-17-82 

7-6-82 

ZlO-23-07 

415 

Gahman,    Daniel 

6-15-67 

6-28-67 

8-17-67 

10-19-67 

ZS-13-73 

M1393 

Galbraith,  John  S. 

12-7-06 

N2-4-10 

647 

Galbraith,  Samuel  M. 

S-7-86 

S-21-86 

5-28-86 

6-1-86 

Nl-3-02 

931 

Gallagher,  Arthur  J. 

8-3-94 

9-1-94 

3-2-95 

3-23-95 

14S4 

Gammon,  Robert  W. 

4-3-08 

4-21-08 

10-13-08 

12-3-08 

V6-5-14 

1636 

Garver,  Christian  H, 

4-7-11 

4-14-11 

4-26-11 

5-3-11 

1521 

Garver  Fillmore  D. 

4-2-09 

4-7-09 

4-28-09 

5-12-09 

ZS-2-13 

158S 

Garver,  Harry 

7-1-10 

7-6-10 

7-27-10 

8-19-10 

1799 

Graver,  Homer  H, 

12-5-13 

12-16-13 

2-11-14 

4-17-14 

M803 

Gaskill,  Henry  A. 

8-7-91 

593 

Gay,  Edward  C. 

8-26-82 

8-29-82 

9-23-82 

9-30-82 

N7-2-86 

552 

Gehrman,  Theodore  A. 

11-13-75 

11-22-75 

12-18-75 

2-4-76 

1787 

Geiger,  Charles  H. 

11-7-13 

11-12-13 

1-9-14 

1-12-14 

841 

Geiger,  Francis  M. 

6-3-92 

10-15-92 

1429 

Ghere,  Fredrick  W. 

8-2-07 

7-10-08 

1712 

Gibbons,  Lawrence  L. 

1-3-13 

1-10-13 

2-26-13 

3-21-13 

732 

Gibson,  Elmer  E. 

6-7-89 

6-22-89 

7-6-89 

7-19-89 

1370 

Gill,  Henry  O. 

5-4-06 

5-18-06 

7-27-06 

7-12-07 

513 

Gilleland     Delos  J. 

3-8-73 

3-15-73 

8-20-73 

4-13-76 

N3-3-11 

1732 

Gillespie,  Jesse  R. 

3-7-13 

3-19-13 

4-9-13 

4-30-13 

432 

Gipson,  William  H. 

1-4-68 

1-8-68 

2-12-68 

3-28-68 

Z8-8-88 

M970 

Given,  James  F. 

2-5-97 

V6-2-16 

M286 

Glass,  Christopher  C. 

2-28-63 

N3-23-72 

804 

Glazebrook,  LaFayette  M. 

1-1-92 

1-9-92 

2-20-92 

3-26-92 

V6-5-14 

1857 

Glenn,  Ray  K. 

7-3-14 

7-15-14 

7-22-14 

7-29-14 

Ml  94 

Glore,  Milburn 

10-8-59 

Z2-10-87 

1038 

Goding,  John  H. 

2-2-00 

2-5-00 

2-16-00 

2-19-00 

Z2-1S-10 

1802 

Goebel,  Bernhard  F. 

12-5-13 

12-16-13 

1-9-14 

1-30-14 

i88 


HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


No. 

Name 

Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

M612 

Goldburg,  Maurice 

1-11-83 

1189 

Goodman,  Frank  N. 

7-3-03 

7-24-03 

8-28-03 

9-11-03 

32 

Goodman,  George 

N11-20-S8 

98 

Goodman,  Henry 

4-3-52 

4-3-52 

5-1-52 

6-21-52 

Vll-12-66 

1084 

Goodwin,  Wesley  R. 

7-6-01 

7-17-01 

151 

Gordon,  John  J. 

12-27-55 

12-27-55 

1-26-56 

3-8-56 

Nl-30-61 

1235 

Gordon,  Willard  G. 

4-1-04 

4-22-04 

5-11-04 

5-18-04 

Z4-24-05 

592 

Gorin,  Orville  B. 

8-26-82 

9-16-82 

12-29-82 

1-25-83 

15 

Gorin,  Jerome  R. 

10-16-41 

10-16-41 

10-18-41 

10-18-41 

N3-18-48 

Ml  03 

Gorin,  Jerome  R. 

5-18-53 

Z9-1-97 

1321 

Gouker,  Charles  A. 

8-4-05 

8-16-05 

2-14-06 

7-13-06 

1861 

Gouker,  Chester  A. 

9-4-14 

9-16-14 

10-14-14 

11-20-14 

M748 

Gould,  Emmet  A. 

11-1-89 

N6-3-92 

1589 

Gouy,  George  N. 

7-1-10 

7-6-10 

7-22-10 

8-12-10 

877 

Graves,  John  W. 

3-3-93 

3-15-93 

4-14-93 

5-27-93 

N6-2-11 

1340 

Grant,  Morton 

1-5-06 

1-10-06 

2-21-06 

3-16-06 

Z5-14-08 

594 

Gray,  Francis  M. 

8-26-82 

8-29-82 

02-2-83 

1061 

Gray,  James  M. 

11-2-00 

11-9-00 

12-5-00 

12-14-00 

Z6-6-12 

M144 

Green,  Robert 

8-25-55 

Z  9-4-92 

1967 

Greenfield,  Carl  C. 

12-3-15 

12-8-15 

2-29-16 

3-28-16 

M141 

Greer,  Samuel  F. 

9-22-55 

Zl-1-87 

1322 

Grieve,  George  N. 

8-4-05 

8-9-05 

8-18-OS 

8-25-05 

N3-2-06 

401 

Grindol,  William  H. 

2-16-67 

3-9-67 

4-8-67 

6-1-67 

M1147 

Grissom,  George  E. 

10-3-02 

Z4-20-03 

326 

Griswold,  Asahel  P. 

6-24-64 

7-9-64 

9-1-64 

12-9-64 

Z6-1-73 

Ml  380 

Gross,  Kirke  D. 

7-6-06 

1229 

Grout,  Frank  H. 

3-4-04 

3-16-04 

4-20-04 

4-29-04 

1221 

Grout,  Joseph  F. 

2-5-04 

2-18-04 

3-18-04 

4-15-04 

M871 

Grout,  William  T. 

3-3-93 

1939 

Groves,  Robert  C. 

7-2-15 

7-16-lS 

10-5-15 

11-1-15 

M553 

Gue,  David  J. 

11-13-75 

Nll-3-93 

M123 

Guern,  A.  W. 

7-8-54 

Z 1-2  3-64 

1883 

G'ulick,  Bernard  M. 

2-5-15 

2-10-15 

4-20-15 

5-11-15 

1753 

GuHck,  Fred  L. 

5-2-13 

7-23-13 

11-28-13 

12-23-13 

M1727 

Guller,  Russell  M. 

2-7-13 

N2-4-16 

1606 

Gunter,  John  H. 

11-4-10 

11-16-10 

2-7-11 

2-13-11 

2009 

Gunther,  George  R. 

4-7-16 

4-11-16 

69 

Gurley,    G.    W. 

10-27-49 

10-27-49 

11-23-49 

11-24-49 

? 

1212 

Gushard,  William 

10-2-03 

10-20-03 

1-15-04 

1-22-04 

ZlO-23-09 

1911 

Guyant,  Frederick  H. 

4-2-15 

4-7-15 

4-23-15 

5-4-15 

M717 

Haag,    George    C. 

3-1-89 

1078 

Hackett,  George  A. 

6-7-01 

6-14-01 

7-16-01 

8-16-01 

1052 

Haerting,   Louis   W. 

7-6-00 

7-13-00 

7-20-00 

7-31-00 

ROSTER  OF  MEMBERS  TO  JUNE  1,  1916 


189 


No. 

Name 

Elected 

Init, 

Passed 

Raised 

829 

Haines,  Harry  E. 

3-4-92 

3-8-92 

3-18-92 

4-8-92 

71 

Hall,  Ambrose 

12-27-49 

12-27-49 

12-27-49 

12-28-49 

N3-15-S0 

1696 

Hall,  Clarence  E. 

8-2-12 

8-7-12 

8-21-12 

9-4-12 

M1034 

Hall,  Holton 

1-5-00 

M1339 

Hall,  Joseph  C. 

12-1-05 

Z4-24-06 

1872 

Hall,  Robert 

10-2-14 

10-7-14 

11-11-14 

11-18-14 

1295 

Hamilton,    Oweji    E. 

3-3-05 

3-10-05 

3-24-05 

3-31-05 

833 

Hamilton,  Thomas 

4-1-92 

5-7-92 

5-20-92 

6-4-92 

703 

Hammer,    Parke    S. 

10-5-88 

10-12-88 

12-1-88 

12-8-88 

Z2-7-96 

M122 

Hammer,    Seth    R. 

7-8-54 

N8-1-57 

M157 

Hammer,   William  L. 

1-19-56 

Z5-20-03 

395 

Hammond,   James 

11-17-66 

11-24-66 

2-2-67 

3-30-67 

V5-30-74 

MS  16 

Handlin,  William  C. 

5-10-73 

N8-6-81 

M1317 

Handlin,   William    C. 

7-7-05 

1209 

Handshy,    Charles   F. 

7-4-03 

10-14-03 

11-20-03 

12-11-03 

Nl-7-10 

343 

Handy,  Thomas 

3-11-65 

4-13-65 

6-2-65 

7-20-65 

Z5-30-73 

195 

Hanks,  Joshua  B. 

5-2-57 

5-9-57 

1671 

Hanks,    Leslie    D. 

2-2-12 

3-4-12 

2-6-13 

5-15-14 

1830 

Hannum,  Harry  H, 

4-3-14 

4-29-14 

4-30-15 

6-25-15 

Ml  042 

Hard,    John    E. 

4-6-00 

N6-3-04 

M1544 

Hard,  John  E. 

10-1-09 

M365 

Hardy,   George  P. 

7-8-65 

Nl  1-9-67 

1971 

Hardy.  Wilber  S. 

12-3-15 

12-8-15 

12-27-15 

12-29-15 

1824 

Hargis,  Andrew  E. 

3-6-14 

4-29-14 

6-17-14 

6-26-14 

431 

Hargis,   George   F. 

1-4-68 

1-8-68 

3-30-68 

4-11-68 

NlO-9-75 

1004 

Harkrader,  James  A. 

12-2-98 

V4-7-99 

1407 

Harmon,    Granville    D. 

4-5-07 

4-1O-07 

5-8-07 

5-24-07 

1411 

Harmon,  Joseph  M. 

4-5-07 

4-10-07 

4-24-07 

5-10-07 

42 

Harrell,  Samuel  K. 

8-26-47 

8-26-47 

9-18-47 

12-27-47 

N3-15-50 

1175 

Harris,    Fred    E. 

5-1-03 

5-6-03 

9-9-03 

10-30-03 

651 

Harris,  Zera  W. 

5-7-86 

5-14-86 

6-26-86 

2-11-87 

N8-3-06 

M145 

Harry,  William  B. 

8-25-55 

V8-30-79 

1398 

Harshbarger,  Bext 

3-1-07 

3-6-07 

3-22-07 

3-29-07 

669 

Hart,  Lucian  R. 

6-3-87 

6-10-87 

1-13-88 

2-25-88 

1460 

Harter,   Louis    N. 

5-1-08 

5-6-08 

7-21-08 

10-30-08 

ZlO-13-13 

M1708 

Hartrick,  Robert  A. 

12-6-12 

1234 

Hartwick,    William    L. 

4-1-04 

4-13-04 

5-25-04 

6-10-04 

233 

Harty,   George  A. 

10-8-59 

10-13-59 

1-14-60 

3-10-60 

Zll-17-70 

M870 

Harvey,  John  G. 

2-3-93 

N12-4-03 

M388 

Harwood,  John  M. 

7-21-66 

N8-10-67 

390 

Harwood,  Kilburn 

9-22-66 

10-12-66 

11-12-66 

12-1-66 

Zl-23-91 

1777 

Hastings,  Dwight  B. 

10-3-13 

10-8-13 

10-17-13 

10-29-13 

M600 

Hatch,   Volney  G. 

9-23-82 

V6-5-03 

igo 


HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


No.  Name 

400     Hatch,  William  H. 
MS76     Hatfield,   James   W. 
MS75     Hatfield,    John 
1132     Hathaway,  Charles  B. 
1366     Hathaway,   Eldridge  A. 
M611     Haworth,  James   W. 
329     Haworth,  Loammi  L. 
683     Haworth,    William    E. 
675     Hayden,   John   R. 
M1341     Hayes,  Charles  E. 
339     Hays,  Frank  L. 
1530     Haynes,    William    A. 
1045     Head,  Charles  E. 
Ml 941     Head,  Charles  E. 
1179     Head,    Eugene 
681 
M1450 
M1253 
821 
765 
1177 
713 
165 
580 
347 
M635 
515 
M1571 


Hedges,   Clark  A. 
Hedrick,  Joseph  L. 
Heiby,  Carl  G. 
Heil,    Henry    D. 
Heilbrun,  Leo  G. 
Helm,  Austin  F. 
Henderson,    Charles   A, 
Henderson,  Charles  E. 
Hankie,  Frank  B. 
Henkle,    Benson    N. 
Henkle,  John  D. 
Henney,    David   F. 
Henshie,  Daniel  H. 


671  Herman,  Martin  C. 

1980  Harriott,    Paul   E. 

Ml  164  Hess,   Samuel  A. 

1528  Hetherington,  William  H. 

1890  Hewitt,   George  H. 

M1993  Hewitt,    Harry 

1888  Hieber,   John    C. 

243  Hildebrandt,  Theodore 

M177S  Hildreth,  Charles  E. 

M685  Hildreth,  William  S. 

M1081  Hill,    Edward    C. 

1841  Hill,  Henry  C, 
2d  3d  624     Hill,   Hugh  W. 
2d  3d    52     Hill,    Luther 


Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

2-16-67 

2-26-67 

3-23-67 

5-11-67 

N3-23-72 

11-13-80 

Nl  1-4-98 

11-13-80 

Z8-6-0S 

7-4-02 

7-9-02 

12-19-02 

1-16-03 

4-6-06 

4-7-06 

4-25-06 

5-14-06 

12-23-82 

Z2-S-92 

11-12-64 

12-30-64 

1-28-65 

3-25-65 

11-4-87 

11-18-87 

2-10-88 

3-3-88 

VS-4-00 

10-7-87 

10-8-87 

11-5-87 

11-19-87 

N2-5-92 

1-5-06 

2-4-65 

6-4-09 

6-16-09 

7-14-09 

7-30-09 

4-6-00 

4-10-00 

4-20-00 

4-28-00 

N4-2-09 

8-6-15 

6-5-03 

6-10-03 

7-10-03 

7-28-03 

11-4-87 

11-18-87 

1-13-88 

2-4-88 

N2-1-01 

3-6-08 

7-1-04 

1-1-92 

1-8-92 

7-29-92 

10-22-92 

6-6-90 

6-13-90 

7-11-90 

7-24-90 

V6-5-14 

5-1-03 

5-7-03 

7-10-03 

8-5-03 

2-1-89 

2-19-89 

3-29-89 

4-6-89 

5-16-56 

5-31-56 

10-21-56 

N12-27-58 

2-12-81 

2-19-81 

4-23-81 

7-8-82 

3-11-65 

3-30-65 

4-16-66 

6-14-66 

Z2-3-83 

10-3-84 

Z8-4-97 

3-8-73 

4-21-73 

12-16-74 

3-29-75 

V8-15-84 

5-6-10 

6-3-87 

6-10-87 

6-24-87 

7-8-87 

Z1-9-1S 

2-4-16 

2-16-16 

2-29-16 

4-21-16 

3-6-03 

6-4-09 

6-9-09 

6-21-09 

7-20-09 

Z9-15-10 

2-5-15 

2-10-15 

2-26-15 

3-19-15 

4-7-16 

2-5-15 

2-15-15 

3-26-15 

4-16-15 

3-3-60 

3-10-60 

9-29-60 

7-11-61 

Z3-3-13 

10-3-13 

12-2-87 

Zl-15-94 

6-7-01 

4-3-14 

4-29-14 

10-5-83 

10-13-83 

10-20-83 

ZlO-11-06 

5-15-48 

5-15-48 

11-23-49 

? 

ROSTER  OF  MEMBERS  TO  JUNE  1,  1916 


191 


No. 

Name 

Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

55 

Hill,   William   C. 

9-9-48 

9-9-48 

12-27-48 

4-7-49 

N3-15-50 

706 

Hill.  William  F. 

11-2-88 

11-24-88 

5-25-89 

614-89 

N6-2-11 

150 

Hillebrand,  F.  L. 

11-17-55 

11-17-55 

12-27-55 

2-23-56 

V9-6-62 

692 

Hilligoss  E.  P. 

5-4-88 

6-9-88 

O4-4-90 

M112S 

Hinson,  Warren  D. 

6-6-02 

Zll-16-08 

1959 

Hinton,  James   L. 

11-5-15 

11-29-15 

3-14-16 

8-29-16 

1233 

Hirsch,   Henry  A. 

4-1-04 

4-8-04 

5-11-04 

5-27-04 

1703 

Hiser,    Sylvester    F. 

10-4-12 

10-9-12 

244 

Hirst,    Harry    C. 

7-2-60 

8-4-60 

11-18-61 

1-11-62 

Nll-1-62 

M551 

Hixson,    Richard 

11-13-75 

175 

Hoagland,   Julius   S. 

5-16-56 

5-24-56 

6-28-56 

7-19-56 

V5-10-62 

M764 

Hobart,    Thomas    M. 

6-6-90 

N2-2-00 

1926 

Hockaday,   Guy    E. 

5-7-15 

5-18-15 

5-28-15 

6-7-15 

935 

Hockaday,    Ross 

1-4-95 

1-5-95 

1-18-95 

1-26-95 

336 

Hodgen,   Robert  S. 

11-12-64 

12-3-64 

1-2-65 

2-18-65 

Nl-15-70 

M1763 

Hofer,  Otis  O. 

6-6-13 

1744 

Holabird,  Amos  B. 

4-4-13 

4-11-13 

512 

Holman,    William   A. 

10-12-72 

10-22-72 

11-21-72 

1-4-73 

Ml  328 

Holmes,    Melville   M. 

9-1-05 

30 

Hooper,  B.   Y. 

N6-24-4S 

1438 

Hooper,   William   J. 

11-1-07 

11-8-07 

12-18-07 

1-1-08 

816 

Hopkins,    George   A. 

12-4-91 

12-15-91 

1-15-92 

1-30-92 

1863 

Hopkins,   Herbert   H. 

9-4-14 

9-16-14 

10-14-14 

11-13-14 

1713 

Horn,    Clarence    L. 

2-7-13 

2-12-13 

2-26-13 

3-12-13 

M674 

Horner,     George 

7-1-87 

N4-3-03 

1349 

Horton,   Robert    F. 

3-2-06 

3-6-06 

3-23-06 

3-30-06 

351 

Hostetler,    George   F. 

4-00-63 

4-13-63 

6-13-65 

8-26-65 

NlO-25-79 

498 

Houck,  Hanson  T. 

7-29-71 

9-4-71 

11-24-71 

1-18-72 

V6-5-03 

1154 

Houghton,    George    L. 

1-2-03 

1-9-03 

1715 

Housum,  Hugh  W. 

1-3-13 

3-19-13 

M639 

Hovey,   Charles   L. 

7-3-85 

1126 

Howard,   Charles 

6-6-02 

9-6-02 

3-23-03 

4-13-03 

N3-3-05 

M896 

Howard,  Frank  P. 

10-6-93 

982 

Howard,  John   H. 

6-4-97 

6-8-97 

6-19-97 

6-26-97 

1279 

Howenstein,    George    R. 

12-2-04 

12-7-04 

2-2-05 

4-5-OS 

Zll-15-14 

1812 

Howenstine,    Harry    B. 

12-5-13 

12-18-13 

1-28-14 

4-17-14 

1778 

Howenstine,    James    B. 

10-3-13 

10-8-13 

10-17-13 

11-5-13 

1369 

Howes,  Franklin  J. 

5-4-06 

12-24-06 

5-29-07 

6-14-07 

1461 

Howes,  Herbert  S. 

5-1-08 

5-8-08 

7-2-08 

8-5-08 

1725 

Hoy,  Ira  B. 

2-7-13 

4-5-13 

1776 

Hoyt,   Fred  L. 

10-3-13 

10-15-13 

12-27-13 

1-21-14 

M536 

Hv.bbard,  John  T. 

4-25-74 

ZlO-1-96 

1422 

Hubbell.   Charles   C, 

7-5-07 

7-27-07 

9-1-08 

4-1-10 

192 

HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8, 

A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

No. 

Name 

Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

113 

Huckelberry,   George  R. 

2-11-54 

2-11-54 

6-10-54 

7-1S-S4 

Z 12- 10-64 

710 

HufF,    Henderson    M. 

1-4-89 

1-12-89 

1-26-89 

2-2-89 

1139 

HuflFaker,  William  B. 

8-1-02 

8-8-02 

9-8-02 

9-26-02 

Nl-5-12 

701 

Hughes,  Albert  E. 

10-5-88 

10-13-88 

10-19-88 

11-10-88 

719 

Hughes,  Charles  B. 

4-5-89 

4-13-89 

4-19-89 

5-4-89 

N5-1-03 

M241 

Hughes,    David    L. 

2-4-60 

Zl-15-96 

1325 

Hull,   James    L. 

9-1-05 

9-8-05 

10-18-05 

10-27-05 

1564 

Hull,  Louis  T. 

3-4-10 

3-9-10 

3-30-10 

4-13-10 

1673 

Hull.    Will    L. 

4-S-12 

4-19-12 

9-20-12 

11-20-12 

1500 

Hulley.  Robert  W. 

12-4-08 

12-11-08 

8-4-09 

8-17-10 

9 

Hummell,    Henry 

7-17-41 

7-17-41 

8-28-41 

8-28-41 

N2-8-49 

1149 

Hunt,  Robert  I. 

12-5-02 

12-30-02 

1-13-03 

1-23-03 

1491 

Hunter,   Asberry  A. 

10-2-08 

11-10-09 

1-28-10 

2-18-10 

1263 

Hunter,  William  S.,  Jr. 

10-7-04 

10-30-05 

11-2-05 

11-3-OS 

N3-6-08 

1115 

Hupp,    Chalmer   A. 

3-7-02 

3-15-02 

4-11-02 

4-25-02 

1257 

Hurd,  Max  H. 

8-5-04 

1-11-05 

2-2-05 

2-17-05 

NlO-14-14 

1785 

Hutchin,  Claire  E. 

11-7-13 

11-12-13 

11-28-13 

12-10-13 

646 

Hutchin,   Isaac  W. 

5-7-86 

5-12-86 

5-28-86 

6-18-86 

1607 

Hyde,   Chester   B. 

11-4-10 

11-9-10 

11-23-10 

11-30-10 

M208 

Ikard,  Jonas 

5-22-58 

Z7-26-63 

423 

Imboden.  Adam 

9-7-67 

9-12-67 

1-21-68 

3-17-68 

Zl-11-74 

1199 

Imboden,    Benjamin  A. 

8-6-03 

8-12-03 

8-20-03 

8-21-03 

1157 

Imboden,  Charles  A. 

2-6-03 

2-9-03 

3-13-03 

3-25-03 

NlO-14-14 

418 
M1245 

Insco,  Thomas  M. 
Ireland,   George   R. 

8-10-67 
S-6-04 

11-14-68 

11-30-68 

12-30-68 

N4-13-78 

1807 

Ivens,  Aaron  R. 

2-6-14 

2-20-14 

2013 

Jackson,  James  W. 

S-S-16 

5-9-16 

5-12-16 

5-24-16 

M1241 

Jacobs,   James   M. 

4-1-04 

1433 

Jacobs,    Samuel    T. 

9-6-07 

9-11-07 

9-25-07 

10-25-07 

M6S9 

James,  Josiah  M. 

6-4-86 

N1-1-09 

MS  69 

Jameson,    Edwin    D. 

10-5-78 

ZlO-lO-10 

797 

Jenkins,  George  W. 

7-3-91 

8-7-91 

10-2-91 

10-16-91 

M622 

Jessup,    John    R. 

7-6-83 

1399 

Johnson,  Alva  M. 

3-1-07 

3-8-07 

3-20-07 

3-27-07 

NlO-14-14 

1759 

Johnson,    George 

7-4-13 

12-13-13 

M698 

Johnson,    Miles    E. 

6-1-88 

Z9-30-12 

434 

Johnson,    Milton 

2-8-68 

2-10-68 

3-14-68 

9-5-68 

Z3-16-16 

1801 

Johnson,  Robert  F. 

12-5-13 

2-4-14 

2-27-14 

5-8-14 

1591 

Johnson,  Roy   G. 

7-1-10 

7-13-10 

8-10-10 

8-26-10 

304 

Johnston,  Samuel 

12-26-63 

12-26-63 

08-3-64 

M392 

Johnson,  William  E. 

9-22-66 

N10-8-70 

1082 

Jones,  Alba  A. 

7-6-01 

8-21-01 

8-23-01 

10-4-01 

M1640 

Jones,   Amos 

5-5-11 

Zll-8-13 

ROSTER  OF  MEMBERS  TO  JUNE  1,  1916 


193 


Mo. 

Name 

Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

734 

Jones,   Ernest  H. 

7-5-89 

7-20-89 

7-27-89 

8-17-89 

1731 

Jones,   Harry   U. 

3-7-13 

3-19-13 

2-27-14 

4-24-14 

99 

Jones,    Henry    C. 

10-23-52 

10-23-52 

12-27-52 

2-19-53 

N2-3-55 

M1688 

Jones,  John  W. 

6-7-12 

310 

Jones.  Paul  F. 

1-23-64 

1-26-64 

6-11-64 

8-17-64 

N2-6-85 

M348 

Jones,   William   O. 

3-11-65 

Vll-12-66 

M229 

Jordan,    W.   H. 

5-14-59 

N2-16-67 

1779 

Joynt,    Everett    E. 

10-3-13 

10-15-13 

11-28-13 

1-23-14 

560 

Judson,  Charles  O. 

2-24-77 

3-3-77 

3-31-77 

4-27-77 

Z 1-30-09 

658 

Judson.  Edward  B. 

6-4-86 

6-5-86 

6-12-86 

6-19-86 

N3-5-97 

1059 

Judy,   William    T. 

9-7-00 

10-3-00 

323 

Kanan.  Michael  F, 

4-22-64 

4-22-64 

4-25-64 

4-28-68 

N8-2-79 

200 

Kaufman,  John  H. 

10-3-57 

10-12-57 

11-2-57 

1-2-58 

N3-12-64 

272 

Kaufman,  Joseph  G. 

9-6-62 

9-6-62 

9-10-62 

9-10-62 

N3-12-64 

58 

Kaufman.    Joseph 

11-4-48 

11-4-48 

11-11-48 

11-17-48 

Nll-17-48 

1389 

Keck,  Fred  J. 

10-5-06 

10-12-06 

10-24-06 

10-31-06 

1345 

Keck,   William   H. 

2-2-06 

2-9-06 

3-28-06 

4-4-06 

M370 

Keeley,   Cyrus  H. 

8-5-65 

Nl-15-70 

1578 

Keith,  James  A. 

6-3-10 

6-8-10 

6-15-10 

6-24-10 

M667 

Kell,  William  E.  R. 

4-1-87 

680 

Kellam,  Charles  T. 

10-7-87 

10-21-87 

11-5-87 

11-29-87 

M1109 

Keller,  John  G. 

1-3-02 

Z3-21-08 

M1187 

Kelley,  Francis  M. 

6-5-03 

M8S1 

Kellington,    Dandy 

9-2-92 

Z9-3-10 

1952 

Kellington,   Earl  N. 

11-5-15 

11-8-15 

11-23-15 

11-30-15 

953 

Kellington,   Edgar  R. 

9-6-95 

9-13-95 

10-12-95 

10-18-95 

1278 

Kellogg,  Robert  J. 

12-2-04 

12-7-04 

12-21-04 

12-23-04 

1680 

Kemp,   Harry    E. 

4-5-12 

4-10-12 

5-1-12 

5-17-12 

1996 

Kennedy,    Samuel   O. 

4-7-16 

4-14-16 

4-28-16 

6-16-16 

1546 

Kerr,  John  L. 

12-3-09 

12-8-09 

1-14-10 

1-26-10 

1227 

Keyes,  James  G. 

3-4-04 

3-11-04 

3-25-04 

3-30-04 

1880 

Kile,    Francis    M. 

1-1-15 

1-6-15 

1-13-15 

1-20-lS 

1531 

Kile.  Ethan  E. 

6-4-09 

6-9-09 

6-21-09 

7-19-09 

1374 

Kimberlin,    Edgar   L. 

5-4-06 

5-9-06 

7-5-06 

7-6-06 

836 

King,  John  E. 

5-6-92 

5-13-92 

5-21-92 

7-8-92 

Zll-9-06 

2 

King,  Joseph 

Ch.  M. 

Z9-6-93 

224 

King,  Lyman 

3-12-59 

3-12-59 

4-16-59 

5-19-59 

Z12-27-72 

1017 

King.  Otho  B. 

6-2-99 

6-3-99 

11-25-99 

12-7-99 

NS-1-03 

1698 

Kinkade,  Arthur 

9-6-12 

9-11-12 

9-25-12 

10-2-12 

M723 

Kinsman,  George  C. 

5-3-89 

N2-7-13 

912 

Kinsman,  Roy  C. 

3-2-94 

3-3-94 

3-10-94 

3-16-94 

M234 

Kinsolving,  G.  W. 

10-8-59 

N5-S-60 

1388 

Kirby.    Harry 

8-3-06 

8-24-06 

9-12-06 

9-19-06 

194 


HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


No.  Name 

7S0  Kirby.  John  G. 

1869  Kirby,  Wayne   I. 

245  Kirk.  A.   M. 

1987  Kirk,  Fred  K. 

1588  Kirkland,   Ernest  T. 

1943  Kirkland,    William    C. 

1251  Kizer,  Harry  E. 

785  Kizer,  Marvin  D. 

608  Kline,  John 

585  Klitz,    Erie   H. 

Ml 050  Knapp,  Frank  E. 

1377  Knight,   William   A. 

1201  Knipple,  Olan 

636  Knowlton,  John  W. 

1223  Knowlton,  Robert  H» 

81  Koehler.  John  W. 

581  Korsmeyer,   Frederick  A. 

563  Kraft,   George  W. 

1781  Kraiger,  John   J. 

383  Krone,  Nathan  L. 

1185  Krugh,  John  H. 

847  Kuny.  Edwin  F. 

1689  Lackey,   Grover   A. 

M361  Laycock,  W.  J. 

3  Laforge,  William 

M1296  Lahners,  William 

1805  LaHue,  Eaxl  S. 

1287  Lake,  Henry  F. 

1921  Lamb,  Thomas  C. 

M459  Lambert,  Isaac 

M1039  Lamon,  Elam  W. 

1333  Lampkin,  Harry  E. 

815  Lannon,   James    B. 

M216  Larkin,  Nelson  J. 

1862  Lasiter,   Ora  V. 

1145  Latham,  Jacob  H. 
2d  3d  591     Laughlin,  Andrew  C. 

1584  Lawson,  Don  W. 

M349  Layman,  Morgan 

1162  Layton,  William  H. 

1484  Leach,  Jerome  L. 

5  League,    Elijah 


Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

12-6-89 

12-13-89 

12-26-89 

12-28-89 

N6-2-05 

10-2-14 

10-7-14 

11-27-14 

12-2-14 

7-2-60 

7-2-60 

7-12-60 

4-7-16 

4-18-16 

5-12-16 

5-31-16 

7-1-10 

7-6-10 

8-10-10 

8-31-10 

9-3-15 

9-7-15 

10-21-15 

11-3-15 

7-1-04 

7-28-04 

8-23-04 

9-9-04 

V6-2-11 

2-6-91 

2-7-91 

3-7-91 

4-4-91 

N6-4-09 

11-18-82 

11-25-82 

12-29-82 

2-23-83 

4-1-82 

4-8-82 

4-15-82 

4-22-82 

6-1-00 

6-1-06 

6-30-06 

7-18-06 

8-17-06 

8-6-03 

8-19-03 

10-31-03 

11-3-03 

1-2-85 

1-30-85 

4-10-85 

6-27-85 

2-5-04 

2-23-04 

3-31-04 

4-12-04 

8-10-50 

8-10-50 

8-17-50 

9-2-50 

Nl  1-20-58 

4-9-81 

4-16-81 

10-8-81 

2-11-82 

N4-2-86 

6-23-77 

6-29-77 

8-23-77 

9-22-77 

10-3-13 

10-8-13 

7-17-14 

12-30-14 

4-28-66 

5-4-66 

6-2-66 

6-13-66 

Z3-3-16 

6-5-03 

7-24-03 

9-2-03 

9-16-03 

7-1-92 

7-2-92 

1-14-93 

1-21-93 

6-7-12 

6-11-12 

10-16-12 

11-29-12 

7-8-65 

Nll-9-65 

Ch.  M. 

N3-11-48 

3-3-05 

12-5-13 

12-16-13 

2-11-14 

2-25-14 

1-6-05 

1-27-05 

3-22-05 

4-3-05 

5-7-15 

5-12-15 

S-31-16 

6-11-15 

12-18-69 

Z 12-2-86 

2-2-00 

11-3-05 

11-17-05 

1-17-06 

1-25-06 

12-4-91 

12-18-91 

3-6-92 

3-24-92 

Z9-19-95 

9-18-58 

N2-8-73 

9-4-14 

9-11-14 

10-14-14 

10-23-14 

10-3-02 

10-6-02 

11-19-02 

11-28-02 

7-29-82 

7-30-82 

8-5-82 

V6-7-01 

6-3-10 

6-8-10 

6-29-10 

7-8-10 

3-11-65 

N9-9-6S 

3-6-03 

3-11-03 

4-20-03 

6-19-03 

8-7-08 

8-21-08 

9-23-08 

11-13-08 

Ch.  M. 

N1844 

ROSTER  OF  MEMBERS  TO  JUNE  1,  1916 


195 


No.                Name  Elected 

1086  Leas.  Charles  H.  7-6-01 

MIOSS  Leas,  John  A.  7-6-00 

1231  Leavenworth,  Loyal  F.  4-1-04 

754  Lee,  James  M.  1-3-90 

779  Lee.  John  Charles  10-3-90 

M861  Lee,   Levi  M.  12-2-92 

47  Leeds.  Timothy  5-13-48 

484  Lefever,  John  A.  6-11-70 

832  Leforgee,  Charles  C.  4-1-92 

65  Lehman,  Henry  8-13-49 

215  Leiby,  John  8-21-58 

M965  Leon,   Charles  H.  5-1-96 

1018  Leonard,  Paul  S.  6-2-99 

1874  Lewellen,  Richard  H.  12-4-14 

547  Lewis,  David  M.  S-15-75 

886  Lewis,   Guy  P.  5-5-93 

814  Lichtenberger,  John  M.  12-4-91 

494  Liddle,  R.  2-4-71 

222  Lilleston.  Samuel  D.  12-27-58 

259  Lingle.  Joseph  D.  8-26-62 

1966  Lindamood,   Albert   E.,  Jr.        12-3-15 

772  Lindsay,  Charles  E.  8-1-90 

1940  Lindsey,   Floyd  J.  8-6-15 

1728  Lines,  Jacob  C.  2-7-13 

M476  Linn,  William  H.  5-14-70 

M1699  Lipe,  Wesley  D.  8-2-12 

1579  Lipscomb,  Guy  W.  6-3-10 

1208  Litts,  Howard  B.  9-4-03 

1686  Livingston,  George  A,  6-7-12 

1449  Lobenstein,   Mayer   E.  3-6-08 

1135  Lockhart,    Mountford    E.  8-1-02 

M1225  Loebenberg,  Abraham  B.  6-1-06 

1608  Logan,  Chester  A.  2-3-11 

1644  Logan.  Charles  H.  7-7-11 

655  Logan,  Hugh  6-4-86 

874  Logan,  William  J.  3-3-93 

MHOS  Lohrman,   August   F.  12-6-01 

1576  Long,  Alexander  5-6-10 

1697  Long,  Hubert  8-2-12 

M897  Lord,  Andrew  4-7-93 

1974  Lowary,  Robert  R.  1-7-16 

1752  Lov.e.  Hallie  B.  5-2-13 

202  Lowenstein.  Walter  H.  11-28-57 


Init.  Passed  Raised 

7-13-01       7-30-01  8-9-01 

4-16-04       3-22-05  4-14-05 

1-10-90       1-25-90  2-1-90 

10-4-90       1-17-91  2-28-91 

5-13-48       5-15-48  9-29-49 

6-21-70       8-27-70  10-8-70 
6-10-92 

8-13-49       9-19-49  10-23-49 

9-1-58  10-23-58  2-12-59 


Z7-15-16 


6-14-99 

12-9-14 

6-4-75 

5-6-93 

12-12-91 

2-21-71 

12-27-58 

8-26-62 

12-8-15 

8-8-90 

8-13-15 

2-21-13 


S-18-10 
8-7-12 


6-28-99 
1-27-15 

6-16-93 
2-20-92 

1-11-64 
8-26-62 
12-17-15 
8-23-90 
9-28-15 
5-28-13 


7-12-99 
2-17-15 

6-24-93 

4-23-92 

1-12-65 
8-27-62 

12-29-15 
8-30-90 

10-15-15 
2-3-15 


6-8-10  6-17-10  6-28-10 

9-12-03  3-2-04  4-8-04 

6-10-12  7-12-12  7-19-12 

3-18-08  4-2-08  4-10-08 

8-13-02  2-20-03  3-20-03 

2-17-11  3-4-11  3-17-11 

1-12-12  2-1-12  2-13-12 

6-9-86 

3-4-93  3-11-93  3-31-93 


8-23-12       9-13-12 


Nl-26-50 
V8-30-79 

Z3-31-78 
V5-23-63 

N8-30-06 


V5-30-74 
N5-6-65 

N3-4-98 
Z6-19-00 

NS-S-16 

N3-3-11 
Z9-17-11 


1-14-16       2-22-16 
5-7-13       6-20-13       6-27-13 
12-1-57     12-26-57       1-22-58 


Z6-6-02 


Z4-25-97 


Nll-20-58 


Io6  HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8, 

Init, 


No.                 Name  Elected 

M908  Lowry,  Jesse  C.  3-2-94 

168  Lowry,  John  C.  S-16-56 

92  Lowry,  John  M.  7-12-51 

1144  Lunsford,   Robert  M.  10-3-02 

1704  Lynn,  Tracy  A.  11-1-12 

M2S5  Lyons,  Charles  E.  1-11-62 

M839  Lyons,  James  C.  S-6-92 

677  Lytle,   Ater   L.  10-7-77 

946  Lytle,  Charles  M.  7-5-95 

530  Machan.  Robert  M.  11-29-73 

751  Machan,  Walter  W.  12-6-89 

927  Magee,  Samuel  R.  6-1-94 

661  Magee,  William  J.  7-2-86 

333  Mahannah,  Harvey  10-14-64 

1058  Mallory,  Charles  A.  8-3-00 

419  Malone,   Cornelius  8-10-67 

1410  Malott,  John  E.  4-5-07 

1409  Malott,   Jesse   L.  4-5-07 

762  Maris.   Harland   R.  4-4-90 

Ml 021  Maris,  John  M.  7-7-99 

40  Marquiss,  William  7-24-47 

1291  Marquam,  William  E.  3-3-05 

1837  Marshall,   Francis   V.  4-3-14 

M760  Marshall,  George  B.  3-7-90 

1981  Marshall,  Glenn  H.  2-4-16 

810  Martin,  Edward  H.  11-6-91 
664  Matthews,  Henry  L.  11-5-86 
524  Mathias,  Evan  9-6-73 

811  Mattes,  John  F.  11-6-91 
M120  Mathews,    Gerard  6-24-54 

589  Mauzy,  John  H.  7-1-82 

1181  Maxwell,  Kennedy  6-5-03 

M1030  May,  Daniel  E.  12-1-99 

1360  May,  Ernest  M.  4-6-06 

M1218  May,  Robert  G.  12-4-03 

1219  McBride,  Arthur  C.  1-1-04 

452  McBride,    Oliver   H.  3-27-69 

1831  McCabe,   Harry  A.  4-3-14 

M1474  McCaleb,    Charles  7-3-08 

M324  McCall,    Solomon  6-24-64 

Ml 527  McCandless,  William  Y.  7-2-09 

2d  3d  225     McCann,  J.   Harvey  3-12-59 


5-24-56 
7-19-51 
10-6-02 
11-6-12 


10-15-87 
7-6-95 

12-18-73 

12-13-89 
8-31-94 
7-16-86 

10-14-64 
8-31-00 
8-23-67 
4-12-07 
4-12-07 
4-5-90 

7-24-47 
3-15-05 
4-29-14 

2-16-16 
11-13-91 

1-14-87 
11-26-73 

11-7-91 

7-6-82 
6-13-03 


A.  F.  &  A.  M. 
Passed        Raised 

6-28-56  7-26-56 

9-19-51  11-8-51 

11-21-02  12-12-02 

11-22-12  11-27-12 


11-5-87 

7-27-95 

1-30-74 

1-2-90 

12-24-94 

12-30-87 

10-15-64 

10-3-00 

9-17-67 

5-8-07 

5-8-07 

5-3-90 


11-26-87 

9-21-95 

3-21-74 

1-31-90 

12-29-94 

1-21-88 

10-15-64 

10-15-00 

10-26-67 

5-20-07 

5-31-07 

5-17-90 


9-18-47  10-23-47 

3-29-05  5-26-05 

7-10-14  7-24-14 

3-24-16  3-31-16 

3-6-92  4-29-92 

7-1-87  10-28-87 

11-20-91  11-28-91 


7-22-82 
6-17-03 


4-11-06       7-25-06 


7-29-82 
6-19-03 

8-1-06 


1-8-04       1-29-04         2-9-04 

4-3-69       4-29-69       6-29-69 

4-29-14       6-24-14     12-28-14 


3-19-59 


1-7-60 


Z4-12-06 
V7-9-70 

NlO-3-55 


N12-23-71 

Z8-12-12 

N8-5-98 

Z7-27-1S 

Zll-27-70 


NS-7-1S 
N3-11-48 
N12-5-13 


V5-4-00 

OS-6-76 

NlO-14-14 

Z2-28-56 

N2-1-01 

Zl-15-15 

N2-3-05 

N3-1-12 

N12-19-74 


V2-16-67 
NlO-10-65 


ROSTER  OF  MEMBERS  TO  JUNE  1,  1916 


197 


tfo.                Name  Elected 

M414  McChain,  Jasper  F  6-15-67 

654  McClelland,  Joseph  W.  6-4-86 

898  McClelland,  Elmer  S.  12-1-93 

791  McClelland.  Joseph  S.  2-6-91 

972  McClelland,  Leo  W.  3-5-97 

1573  McClelland,  Robertson  E.  7-1-10 

M1074  McClelland,  Silas  E.  4-7-01 

154  McClurg,  Austin  1-19-56 

163  McClurg,   Edwin  4-20-56 

1168  McConnell,    Clarence    J.  4-3-03 

M725  McConnell,   Thomas   H.  5-3-89 

1873  McCord,  Thaddeus  S.  10-2-14 

1587  McCormick,   Charles  J.  7-1-10 

M248  McCoy,  Hamilton  12-27-60 

632  McCoy,  James  H.  7-4-84 

M1033  McCoy,    W.    H.  1-5-00 

1580  McCrum,    Ben  6-3-10 

M1505  McCrum,  WilHam  O.  2-5-09 

1532  McCune,  Edward  C.  7-2-09 

403  McDaniel,  William  G.  3-10-67 

1419  McDavid,  Horace  W.  6-7-07 

M1323  McDavid,  Jesse  T.  8-4-05 

1740  McDermott,    John    F.  3-7-13 

M1386  McDonald,    Charles   H.  8-3-06 

625  McDonald,   Edmund  S.  11-2-83 

Ml  918  McDonald,  George  E.  4-2-15 

805  McDonald,  John  W.  1-1-92 

M463  McFall,  A.  W.  2-12-70 

1489  McGaughey,  William  R.  9-4-08 

M1562  McGinley,   William  2-4-10 

M1070  McGowan,    Samuel  3-1-01 

1536  McGurk,  James   E.  7-2-09 

Ml 59  McHenry,   Alexander  2-16-56 

1043  Mcintosh,   Alexander  4-6-00 

440  McKenzie,  E.  A.  4-7-68 

1472  McKinney,   Harold   B.  7-3-08 

1612  McLaughlin,  Thomas  J.  1-6-11 

1603  McLean,  Chambers  A.  11-4-10 

876  McMasters,  William  R.  3-3-93 

M1426  McMillen,   Clark  A.  7-5-07 

M171  McMillin,  George  W.  5-16-56 

Ml  165  McMillin,   Stow    D.  3-6-03 

802  McMullin,  George  H.  7-3-91 


Init.  Passed  Raised 

N4-8-76 

6-5-86 

12-8-93  1-6-94  2-1-94         Zl-1-07 

2-14-91  3-13-91  4-8-91     NlO-14-14 

3-6-97  3-27-97  4-24-97         NI-6-OS 

7-13-10  9-14-10  10-28-10 

1-19-56       4-26-56         7-8-56      Zll-10-05 
4-26-56       5-29-56        7-3-56         N4-7-6S 
4-4-03         5-2-03     11-30-03 

V6-5-14 


7-13-10       8-24-10         9-9-10 


7-11-84 


6-10-10       7-22-10         8-3-10 


Z3-21-78 

012-2-87 

Nl-1-04 


7-9-09     10-27-09       11-3-09 
5-18-67       12-2-70       3-29-72         N4-9-81 
6-12-07       6-18-07       6-26-07     NlO-14-14 

3-14-13         4-9-13       5-21-13 

Nl  2-4-08 
11-3-83       12-8-83         1-5-84      ZlO-17-13 


1-1-92         3-6-92       4-15-92 


9-9-08       9-23-08       10-1-08 


7-21-09        9-1-09     10-22-09 

4-16-00         5-7-00       5-11-00 

4-13-68 

7-17-08       8-24-08       8-28-08 

1-31-11 


V5-30-74 


V6-2-05 


Z 1-4-09 
Nl-2-14 


3-18-93       4-21-93       9-16-93        Z2-27-03 

NlO-14-14 
V3-3-60 

7-10-91     11-10-91       4-16-92         N9-4-03 


198 


HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


No.  Name 

312  McNabb,  Ebenezer 

837  McTaggart,   Thomas 

M925  Meridith,  Francis  M. 

1161  Meridith,  Thomas  G. 

409  Merrill,    William   R. 

1S24  Merritt,    Elmer    O. 

1970  Merritt,   S^lwyn   S. 

1758  Mesnard,  Harry  N. 

Ml 769  Metsker,  Robert  S. 

M679  Metz,   Melville   F. 

BBS  Meyer,  George  W. 

852  Michl,   Ulysses 

1127  Middleton,    Earl 

746  Midkiff,  Harry  K. 

1962  Miles,  Jesse   E. 

M1525  Miles,  John  H. 

1782  Mill,  Robert  C. 

1991  Miller,    Alfred    L. 

893  Miller,    Andrew 

1487  Miller,   Ernest  A. 

M236  Miller,   Irwin 

M566  Miller,  Jacob   H. 

M189  Miller,  Philip  H. 

1893  Miller,    Robert    R. 

1915  Mills,    Andrew    H. 

623  Mills,    Isaac    R. 

Ml 555  Mills,  John  F. 

926  Mills,  Louis  A. 

MS22  Mills,    Robert    N. 

1046  Millspaugh,   John    C,   Jr. 

264  Milmine,  George  A. 

1479  Milne,  William  L. 

M1254  Minick,    Seymour    E. 

M436  Misner,   Elson  M. 

1083  Mitchell,  Alfred  G. 

1102  Mitchell,    Charles    E. 

54  Mitchell,   J.    P. 

192  Mitchell,    Thomas    H. 

Ml 220  Mittan,    Frank  J. 

143  Mockbee,  Jacob 

117  Moffett,    David    S. 

201  Mofifett,  George  R. 

303  Monroe,   Benjamin   F. 


Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

1-23-64 

2-6-64 

3-22-64 

4-30-64 

N2-1-89 

S-6-92 

5-13-92 

6-11-92 

7-9-92 

NS-5-01 

6-1-94 

3-6-03 

3-11-03 

4-1-03 

4-4-03 

5-18-67 

5-7-09 

5-14-09 

6-28-09 

7-16-09 

12-3-15 

12-6-15 

6-6-13 

7-9-13 

8-8-13 

8-22-13 

8-1-13 

10-7-87 

N3-6-08 

5-5-93 

5-12-93 

9-2-92 

9-9-92 

9-16-92 

10-1-92 

6-6-02 

6-27-02 

8-29-02 

10-17-02 

11-1-89 

11-2-89 

5-3-90 

S-9-90 

11-5-15 

11-8-15 

11-16-15 

11-19-15 

7-2-09 

10-3-13 

11-15-13 

12-27-13 

1-21-14 

4-7-16 

4-18-16 

4-28-16 

5-23-16 

8-4-93 

8-26-93 

11-25-93 

1-19-94 

9-4-08 

2-24-09 

3-22-12 

4-12-12 

11-5-59 

N7-4-68 

9-22-77 

Z12-15-81 

2-7-57 

V8-30-79 

2-5-15 

2-15-15 

3-26-15 

4-16-15 

4-2-15 

4-17-15 

5-14-15 

6-11-lS 

9-7-83 

9-8-83 

10-13-83 

11-3-83 

Z7-3-04 

2-4-10 

6-1-94 

6-8-94 

6-29-94 

2-23-95 

NlO-14-14 

8-2-73 

V5-11-78 

5-4-00 

S-26-00 

6-4-00 

6-8-00 

8-28-62 

8-28-62 

8-28-62 

8-29-62 

N9-15-65 

9-4-08 

9-18-08 

11-4-08 

11-27-08 

7-1-04 

2-8-68 

X6-27-74 

7-6-01 

7-6-01 

7-20-01 

7-31-01 

12-6-01 

12-9-01 

1-17-02 

2-28-02 

V6-3-10 

8-12-48 

8-12-48 

12-7-48 

5-29-49 

? 

5-2-57 

5-9-57 

5-9-57 

9-8-57 

? 

1-1-04 

NlO-14-14 

8-25-55 

8-25-55 

10-27-55 

11-24-55 

Vll-12-66 

5-6-54 

5-6-54 

8-5-54 

9-30-54 

Z5-1B-68 

10-3-57 

10-3-57 

11-2-57 

12-1-57 

Nl  1-20-58 

11-13-63 

11-13-63 

11-13-63 

11-13-63 

N3-24-66 

ROSTER  OF  MEMBERS  TO  JUNE  1,  1916 


199 


No. 

Name 

Elected 

I  nit. 

Passed 

Raised 

1633 

Montgomery,  Dwight  A. 

4-7-11 

4-21-11 

5-19-11 

5-31-11 

1375 

Montgomery,  James  W. 

6-1-06 

6-8-06 

6-22-06 

6-29-06 

M1112 

Montgomery,   John   A 

2-7-02 

V6-2-16 

472 

Montgomery,   Robert 

R. 

3-12-70 

3-17-70 

5-13-70 

5-27-70 

1288 

Montgomery,  Samuel 

C. 

1-6-05 

1-7-05 

4-8-05 

7-12-05 

N3-2-06 

Ml  444 

Montgomery,  Samuel 

C. 

1-3-08 

532 

Montgomery,   Samuel 

L. 

12-27-73 

1-29-74 

3-16-74 

5-9-74 

Z4-17-16 

270 

Montgomery,  Thomas 

9-2-62 

9-2-62 

9-2-62 

9-2-62 

N5-26-66 

M1639 

Montgomery,  Walker 

P. 

5-51-11 

V6-2-16 

1305 

Montgomery,  William 

E. 

5-5-05 

S-ll-OS 

6-7-OS 

6-16-05 

1907 

Moore,    Benjamin    F. 

3-5-15 

3-10-15 

4-20-15 

4-27-15 

657 

Moore,   Daniel 

6-4-86 

M770 

Moore,    David   N. 

7-4-90 

Z2-26-93 

M313 

Moore,  Jesse  H. 

2-20-64 

Z7-11-83 

1681 

Moore,    Oliver    L. 

5-3-12 

S-14-12 

6-12-12 

6-26-12 

1898 

Moore,  Roy   E. 

3-5-15 

3-10-15 

3-24-15 

3-30-15 

934 

Moothart,  John  H. 

1-4-95 

l-S-95 

1-18-95 

1-26-95 

1482 

Morehouse,    Stephen 

P. 

8-7-08 

8-14-08 

9-1-08 

9-16-08 

48 

Morgan,  Alexander  A. 

5-13-48 

5-15-48 

1064 

Morphew,  William  J. 

12-7-00 

12-19-00 

1-3-01 

2-2-01 

V6-5-14 

1707 

Morris,   Charles   A. 

11-1-12 

11-6-12 

1-31-13 

2-28-13 

1473 

Morris,  Herschel  T.   < 

0. 

7-3-08 

7-8-08 

8-4-08 

12-23-08 

1792 

Morris,   Robert   A. 

12-5-13 

12-18-13 

6-17-14 

10-9-14 

M1406 

Morris,  Robert  L. 

4-5-07 

1481 

Morrison,  Charles  C. 

8-7-08 

8-14-08 

9-25-08 

10-23-08 

Z8-2-16 

1196 

Morrison,    Earl 

8-6-03 

8-19-03 

9-2-03 

9-18-03 

Z6-23-08 

408 

Morrison,  James  R. 

5-18-67 

4-25-68 

5-6-68 

8-22-68 

N8-2-79 

1762 

Muckey,   Wheeler    G. 

7-4-13 

8-6-13 

11-14-13 

11-26-13 

M1828 

Muir,    George    G. 

2-6-14 

555 

Muns,  James 

1-8-76 

1-21-76 

3-24-76 

2-1-81 

Z8-1-81 

M689 

Munsie,  John   K. 

2-3-88 

Z12-20-97 

M899 

Munson,    Calvin    J. 

2-2-94 

N3-4-98 

1572 

Murphy,  Charles  R. 

5-6-10 

6-1-10 

6-22-10 

6-30-10 

720 

Murphy,   Lester   M. 

4-5-89 

4-13-89 

4-27-89 

5-10-89 

1335 

Murray,    Arthur    J. 

11-3-05 

11-5-05 

4-19-07 

4-26-07 

NlO-14-14 

M1737 

Murray,  James   A. 

3-7-13 

838 

Musser,   Charles   F. 

5-6-92 

12-15-93 

M859 

Myers,   Joseph   H. 

11-4-92 

1630 

Myers,    Leon   G. 

3-3-11 

3-14-11 

3-22-11 

3-29-11 

1646 

Myers,   Thomas   B. 

6-2-11 

6-7-11 

6-16-11 

6-21-11 

ZlO-25-14 

402 

Myers,    William   J. 

2-16-67 

2-26-67 

3-23-67 

4-18-67 

N3-4-04 

307 

Nale,    John    H. 

11-27-63 

11-27-63 

11-27-63 

11-28-63 

V7-9-70 

1480 

Naylor,  Ralph  R. 

8-7-08 

8-12-08 

9-11-08 

10-14-08 

200 


HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


No.  Name 

1169  Nebergall,   Don   E. 

1358  Nebergall,    Harry    L. 

M822  Needham,  Charles  S. 

1661  Needham,    Frank   E. 

M161  Neeley,  Robert 

1442  Nein,   William  C. 

1202  Neisler,  William   F. 

1502  Nelson,    Harry    A. 

Ml  142  Nelson,    William    E. 

1933  Nerbon,   Alaris    H. 

89  Nesbitt,   James   L. 

M232  Newell,    Richard    A. 

396  Newell,  Samuel. 

M1023  Neyhardt,  George  W. 

249  Nichols,   Charles 

M687  Nichols,   Calvin 

1772  Nichols,   Herbert  Z. 

951  Nichols,   James    W. 

1232  Nichols,   Lemuel  A. 

1110  Nichols,    Paris   L. 

448  Nichols,  W.  S. 

1834  Nicholson,  Corydon  C. 

985  Nicholson,  William  H. 

M1547  Niedermeyer,  Frederick  D. 

M474  Noble,   James   H. 

583  Noble,    Paul 

470  Noble.   Silas 

628  Nolt,    Herman 

M767  Norman,    Fred 

M1022  Oard,  James  C. 

Ml  172  Ocheltree,    Clifford   E. 

190  Odor,  Joseph  Q.   A. 

8  Oglesby,   Warner  W. 

148  Oglesby,  WilHs  S. 

M205  Oldham,   Dean   S. 

610  Oliver,  Mark  J. 

662  Osborn,    James    L. 

1099  Osgood,  Edwin  G. 

1283  Ostrander.    Lewis    F. 

1634  Overstreet,    Squire    P. 

M296  Oviatt,  Tracy  M. 

393  Oviatt,    Tracy   T. 

M1770  Owen,  Jesse   B. 


Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

4-3-03 

4-8-03 

4-24-03 

4-30-03 

N4-3-14 

3-2-06 

3-6-06 

3-14-06 

3-17-06 

N3-6-08 

1-1-92 

V6-5-14 

1-8-12 

1-10-12 

2-1-12 

3-8-12 

3-15-56 

V8-30-79 

12-6-07 

12-11-07 

12-18-07 

12-27-07 

8-6-03 

Z9-2-1S 

1-1-09 

1-6-09 

1-20-09 

1-27-09 

9-5-02 

Zl-16-15 

6-4-15 

6-15-15 

8-3-15 

8-10-15 

6-20-51 

6-23-51 

7-26-51 

X3-12-S9 

9-10-59 

ZS-5-96 

1-19-67 

1-24-67 

3-2-67 

4-18-67 

Z3-24-75 

11-3-99 

VS-6-04 

1-26-61 

2-2-61 

8-21-61 

8-27-61 

Zl-28-98 

1-6-88 

Z3-6-07 

9-5-13 

10-1-13 

8-3-95 

8-24-95 

12-12-96 

12-26-96 

4-1-04 

4-22-04 

6-15-04 

12-10-04 

2-7-02 

2-14-02 

4-18-02 

5-7-02 

1-23-69 

5-6-69 

12-14-69 

1-20-70 

Z6-11-85 

3-6-14 

5-20-14 

8-6-97 

9-18-97 

11-27-97 

12-11-97 

Vll-30-09 

11-5-09 

4-9-70 

V5-11-78 

6-11-81 

6-27-81 

5-23-82 

6-29-82 

Nl  1-3-93 

3-12-70 

3-26-70 

5-13-70 

5-31-70 

N6-11-81 

3-7-84 

3-8-84 

4-5-84 

4-18-84 

V6-6-90 

3-7-90 

8-4-99 

Z7-24-10 

4-3-03 

3-7-57 

3-12-57 

12-8-57 

9-6-62 

Z3-22-04 

7-17-41 

7-17-41 

7-19-41 

7-19-41 

Z8-22-60 

11-17-55 

11-17-55 

12-27-55 

1-30-56 

Z4-6-62 

12-26-57 

Z8-12-58 

12-23-82 

12-29-82 

1-24-83 

2-9-83 

N5-6-92 

7-2-86 

9-10-86 

10-2-86 

10-30-86 

N2-5-92 

12-6-01 

12-18-01 

1-10-02 

1-22-02 

Vl-2-03 

12-2-04 

12-14-04 

1-4-05 

1-21-05 

4-7-11 

4-12-11 

4-28-11 

5-10-11 

8-22-63 

N7-9-70 

10-20-66 

10-27-66 

11-24-66 

12-20-66 

N12-7-67 

9-5-13 

ROSTER  OF  MEMBERS  TO  JUNE  1,  1916 


201 


No. 

Name 

Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

1222 

Owen,  Henry  M. 

2-5-04 

2-23-04 

3-29-04 

4-6-04 

1265 

Owens,  John  T. 

9-2-04 

9-16-04 

63 

Packard,  Benjamin  F.  M. 

7-5-49 

7-9-49 

7-21-49 

8-26-49 

N3-23-50 

M724 

Paine,   Frank  H. 

5-3-89 

Ml  674 

Paisley,  Joseph  R. 

3-1-12 

699 

Palmer,    Frank    C. 

10-5-88 

10-6-88 

12-1-88 

12-14-88 

Z12-31-04 

51 

Paranteau,  Robert  O. 

5-13-48 

5-13-48 

5-15-48 

8-16-48 

N 1-26-50 

1384 

Parkhurst,  David  L. 

7-6-06 

7-11-06 

7-27-06 

8-10-06 

Nl-7-10 

668 

Park,   George 

5-6-87 

5-6-87 

5-21-87 

5-28-87 

N3-4-92 

1669 

Parker,  Hervey  E. 

2-2-12 

2-9-12 

2-21-12 

3-6-12 

1270 

Parks,  Samuel  J. 

10-7-04 

11-23-04 

12-28-04 

12-30-04 

N7-1-10 

1691 

Parrish,   Thomas  L. 

7-5-12 

7-31-12 

8-23-12 

8-30-12 

Ml  506 

Parsons,    Levi    E. 

2-5-09 

MlSOl 

Pasley,  Anderson  G. 

12-4-08 

V6-2-16 

818 

Passo,  Charles 

1-1-92 

1-21-92 

1-29-92 

2-13-92 

N3-1-01 

M739 

Patterson,   David 

10-4-89 

1 

Patterson,  George  A. 

Ch.  M. 

Zl  1-4-46 

471 

Patterson,   George  W. 

3-12-70 

Zl-3-92 

28 

Patterson,  James   J. 

-43 

-43 

-43 

-43 

N3-11-48 

649 

Patterson,  John  E. 

S-7-86 

5-12-86 

6-12-86 

6-18-86 

M615 

Patterson,  Melville  G. 

1-11-83 

M97S 

Pauley,  Leander,  Jonas 

3-5-97 

N6-5-01 

M994 

Payne,  Samuel  L. 

3-4-98 

298 

Peake,  George  B. 

8-15-63 

8-15-63 

8-17-63 

8-22-63 

ZlO-4-88 

149 

Peake,    James    L. 

11-17-55 

11-17-55 

12-27-55 

1-26-58 

Z7-2-05 

948 

Peake,  William  T. 

7-5-95 

7-12-95 

1-17-96 

1-31-96 

916 

Pearce,    Charles   S. 

4-6-94 

4-14-94 

5-18-94 

6-2-94 

1153 

Pearce,    Sumner   A. 

1-2-03 

1-10-03 

8-31-12 

9-14-12 

Nl-2-14 

1267 

Pearse,  John  J. 

9-2-04 

9-9-04 

11-25-04 

12-23-04 

M1075 

Peck,    George 

4-7-01 

M828 

Peck,    Isaac   F. 

3-4-92 

ZlO-25-98 

20 

Peddecord,  Jasper  J. 

4-2-42 

4-2-42 

4-2-42 

4-6-42 

Z7-22-89 

M1381 

Peebles,    Charles    E. 

6-1-06 

M1192 

Peers,   Frank   C. 

7-3-03 

V6-4-09 

1819 

Pemble,  James   D. 

2-6-14 

2-20-14 

M638 

Peniwell,  Thomas 

5-1-85 

Z5-2S-03 

M437 

Peniwell,  William  B. 

3-7-68 

Z12-22-80 

1031 

Perl,  John  A. 

1-5-00 

1-6-00 

2-24-00 

3-9-00 

NlO-7-10 

M1404 

Persinger,  Rolland  E. 

4-5-07 

M155 

Peters,  George  P. 

1-19-56 

NlO-12-67 

257 

Peters,  John  H. 

8-9-62 

8-10-62 

8-10-62 

8-10-62 

N5-2-63 

1297 

Pfaff,   Carl  P. 

4-7-05 

4-8-05 

4-19-05 

4-28-05 

N4-3-08 

1602 

Pfeiffer,  Edward  F. 

11-4-10 

11-9-10 

1-4-11 

2-24-11 

202 


HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


No. 

Name 

Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

1538 

Pfeiffer,  William  R. 

8-6-09 

8-11-09 

3-11-10 

4-15-10 

M597 

Philips,  John  W. 

8-26-82 

N9-5-90 

588 

Piatt,   Charles  O. 

7-1-82 

7-8-82 

7-22-82 

7-30-82 

NlO-5-88 

1037 

Pierce,  John  T. 

2-2-00 

2-15-00 

3-1-00 

3-9-00 

1916 

Pierce,  McClelland  J. 

4-2-15 

4-7-15 

4-23-15 

4-27-15 

1128 

Pink,    Ambrose    C. 

6-6-02 

6-16-02 

7-3-02 

7-11-02 

N9-2-04 

M621 

Pinkerton,  Thomas  W. 

7-6-83 

N6-7-95 

631 

Pinson,  Harrison 

6-6-84 

6-27-84 

12-19-84 

12-20-84 

V6-2-05 

M119 

Piper,  Edward  A. 

7-8-54 

Z8-9-96 

112 

Plant,  Henry  B. 

12-27-53 

12-31-53 

9-2-54 

1-31-SS 

Zl-     -87 

1655 

Plate,  Henry 

12-1-11 

12-6-11 

12-13-11 

12-15-11 

1657 

Piatt,  Alfred 

1-8-12 

1-19-12 

2-23-12 

3-15-12 

995 

Piatt,  William  W. 

4-1-98 

4-5-98 

12-23-98 

1-25-99 

M1553 

Plummer,  Edgar  D. 

1-7-10 

M967 

Plummer,  William  P. 

6-5-96 

N1-5-0G 

193 

Pool,  G.  H. 

3-12-57 

5-9-57 

8-29-57 

N1-22-S8 

.     182 

Pope,  Willis  S. 

12-27-56 

1-10-57 

12-2-65 

1-6-66 

N5-1-85 

1650 

Porter,  Nathan  D. 

8-4-11 

8-9-11 

8-25-11 

8-30-11 

38 

Post,  John  P. 

5-20-46 

6-24-50 

7-13-50 

8-17-50 

Vll-12-66 

10 

Post,  Joel  Seth 

8-28-41 

8-28-41 

8-28-41 

8-28-41 

Z6-7-86 

1493 

Potter,  Franklin  S. 

11-6-08 

11-11-08 

2-10-09 

3-10-09 

M903 

Potter,  Isaac  H. 

1-5-94 

M1556 

Powell,  Harry  A. 

2-4-10 

4 

Prather,  Henry 

Ch.  M. 

Z8-30-69 

1332 

Pratt,  Arthur  E. 

11-3-05 

11-22-05 

12-27-05 

12-29-05 

Nl-7-10 

602 

Pratt,  R.   Eugene 

9-23-82 

9-26-82 

10-7-82 

10-14-82 

N3-5-86 

547 

Prescott,   Cyrus  B. 

7-17-75 

7-19-75 

7-3-91 

7-31-91 

Z2-26-93 

1483 

Prescott,  Walter  A. 

8-7-08 

8-12-08 

9-11-08 

10-7-08 

1076 

Preston,  William 

5-3-01 

5-15-01 

S-25-01 

5-31-01 

Z4-30-08 

1734 

Price,    Claude    D. 

3-7-13 

3-26-13 

11 

Pringle,  Charles  H. 

10-16-41 

10-16-41 

10-18-41 

10-18-41 

N6-25-46 

M45 

Pringle,  Charles  H. 

9-18-47 

Zll-8-52 

1006 

Pritchett,  Arthur 

2-3-99 

2-6-99 

2-17-99 

3-10-99 

N3-4-10 

648 

Pritchett,  Thomas  A. 

5-7-86 

5-8-86 

5-22-86 

6-25-86 

V6-7-01 

1529 

Probst,  Edmund  C. 

6-4-09 

6-16-09 

7-7-09 

7-23-09 

37 

Pugh,  Isaac  C. 

5-20-46 

5-20-46 

5-20-46 

5-20-46 

Zll-19-74 

830 

Pugh,  Isaac  H. 

3-4-92 

3-8-92 

3-19-92 

4-9-92 

N3-3-93 

M1351 

Pyburn,   Halfred   W. 

2-2-06 

1969 

Pygman,  Joseph 

12-3-15 

12-8-15 

5-12-16 

5-24-16 

24 

Ralls,  David  E. 

5-21-42 

S-21-42 

6-1-42 

6-15-42 

N3-19-53 

1089 

Rambo,  Mahlon  C. 

10-4-01 

10-7-01 

11-22-01 

12-4-01 

1957 

Rand,  Frank  L. 

11-5-15 

11-10-15 

11-16-15 

11-22-15 

1302 

Rand,  William  J.  Jr. 

4-7-05 

4-12-05 

4-19-05 

4-26-05 

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203 


No. 

Name 

Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

M976 

Randle,  E.  B. 

3-5-97 

N6-     -OS 

1884 

Randolph,  Clarence  A. 

2-5-15 

2-16-15 

4-10-15 

S-4-1S 

MS39 

Rankin,  William 

6-27-74 

Nl-12-78 

1723 

Rattan,  James  E. 

2-7-13 

2-21-13 

3-28-13 

4-25-13 

M1836 

Ray,  Andrew 

3-6-14 

1458 

Ray,  Roy 

5-1-08 

5-8-08 

8-2608 

10-21-08 

1065 

Ray,  William  H. 

12-7-00 

12-18-00 

1-18-01 

2-15-01 

Ml  106 

Reavis,  James  W. 

12-6-01 

Zl-7-03 

1748 

Reddix,  Homer 

5-2-13 

5-16-13 

7-16-13 

9-3-13 

M999 

Redman,  Charles  W. 

8-5-98 

Z2-3-05 

M1617 

Reed,  Newton  A. 

2-3-11 

528 

Rees,  James  L. 

11-29-73 

1-13-74 

3-20-74 

6-6-74 

N2-1-79 

M1443 

Reeves,  Elisha  L. 

12-6-07 

1701 

Regnier,  Harry  M. 

9-6-12 

9-11-12 

10-16-12 

10-23-12 

NlO-14-14 

1839 

Regnold,  Charles  A. 

S-1-14 

5-20-14 

8-31-15 

11-30-15 

1983 

Regnold,  Floyd  L. 

2-4-16 

2-8-16 

2-29-16 

3-7-16 

435 

Reynolds,  Caleb  F. 

2-8-68 

2-10-68 

3-14-68 

4-27-68 

Nl-11-73 

M399 

Rhodes,  Charles  H. 

1-19-67 

N12-3-70 

M1693 

Ribelin,   George   W. 

7-5-12 

43 

Rice,  E.  J. 

12-18-47 

12-18-47 

12-27-47 

12-29-47 

NlO-3-55 

56 

Richards,   Evan 

9-9-48 

9-9-48 

12-2-48 

4-21-49 

NlO-27-49 

Ml  52 

Richardson,    Joseph    M. 

-65 

ZIO-    -04 

M1882 

Richardson,  Otho  J. 

12-4-14 

62 

Ricketts,  John 

7-5-49 

7-9-49 

7-24-49 

8-29-49 

ZlO-31-91 

M90 

Ricketts,  John 

5-31-51 

N3-3-60 

1421 

Rickey,  Jay 

7-5-07 

7-10-07 

7-24-07 

8-16-07 

1346 

Riddle,  John  D. 

3-2-06 

3-9-06 

6-20-06 

7-20-06 

1338 

Rieloff,  Paul  H.  A. 

12-1-05 

12-7-05 

1364 

Riggs,  Edgar  L. 

4-6-06 

4-20-06 

9-5-06 

9-14-06 

1700 

Righter,   Earl  Q. 

9-6-12 

9-11-12 

10-16-12 

11-8-12 

246 

Risdon,  Augustus  D. 

11-24-60 

12-1-60 

3-23-61 

4-21-61 

N10-9-7S 

M37S 

Roach,  James  G. 

12-30-65 

Zl-3-73 

505 

Roberts,  Abram  L. 

4-20-72 

4-30-72 

5-28-72 

7-8-72 

N6-3-92 

1230 

Roberts,  Enoch  L. 

3-4-04 

3-11-04 

211 

Roberts,  P.  A. 

6-24-58 

7-3-58 

7-28-58 

8-24-58 

ZlO-20-63 

360 

Roberts,  Richard  J. 

5-6-65 

6-10-65 

7-30-65 

9-28-65 

ZlO-16-10 

M481 

Roberts,  William  R. 

6-11-70 

V5-4-00 

705 

Roberts,  WilHam  T. 

11-2-88 

11-9-88 

12-15-88 

1-3-89 

V6-3-10 

1093 

Robertson,  Alexander  Jr. 

10-4-01 

10-7-01 

10-16-01 

10-30-01 

M863 

Robertson,  Fergus  S. 

12-2-92 

V5-4-00 

59 

Robinson,  Daniel 

6-23-49 

6-23-49 

6-30-49 

7-2-49 

Zl-12-85 

1660 

Robinson,  Fred  M. 

1-8-12 

1-10-12 

1-24-12 

1-30-12 

26 

Robinson,  Hartwell 

8-20-42 

Z9-2S-S6 

204 


HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


No. 

Name 

Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

M95 

Robinson,  James 

1-31-52 

N2-16-56 

2014 

Robinson,  John  E. 

5-5-16 

5-16-16 

102 

Robinson,  William 

2-19-53 

2-19-53 

2-23-53 

3-5-53 

N3-19-53 

M18S1 

Roblee,  Henry  S. 

6-5-14 

NlO-14-14 

1016 

Roby,  Frank  C. 

6-2-99 

6-9-99 

7-14-99 

8-11-99 

Z6-24-14 

693 

Roddy,  Frank  P. 

4-6-88 

4-7-88 

4-21-88 

5-3-88 

V6-4-09 

806 

Rodger,  Alexander 

11-6-91 

11-17-91 

1-23-92 

2-19-92 

V6-4-97 

2005 

Rodger,  George  A. 

4-7-16 

4-11-16 

5-12-16 

5-23-16 

2002 

Rohrbach,  Paul  H. 

5-5-16 

5-16-16 

5-26-16 

6-16-16 

1913 

Romans,  Walker  J. 

4-2-15 

4-13-15 

4-30-15 

5-21-15 

160 

Roney.    D.    A. 

3-15-56 

3-15-56 

4-26-56 

5-20-56 

V3-3-60 

1494 

Roney,  Ralph  T. 

11-6-08 

11-11-08 

12-17-15 

12-29-15 

1847 

Roney,  William  E. 

5-1-14 

5-13-14 

6-17-14 

11-2-14 

1557 

Rorem,  Lawrence  S. 

2-4-10 

2-9-10 

3-30-10 

4-22-10 

3d  174 

Rose,    Alexander 

6-24-56 

7-30-56 

V9-6-62 

1742 

Rose,  Elmer  L. 

4-4-13 

4-23-13 

12-10-15 

1-11-16 

M1676 

Rose,  Perley  J. 

3-1-12 

NlO-14-14 

853 

Rosengrant,  Henry  E. 

9-2-92 

9-3-92 

9-16-92 

9-24-92 

N8-1-02 

955 

Ross,  Joseph  W. 

10-4-95 

11-17-96 

1806 

Roth,  Herman  L. 

1-2-14 

2-4-14 

2-27-14 

4-17-14 

1889 

Rouch,  Elmer  E. 

3-5-15 

3-10-15 

1-18-16 

2-18-16 

M579 

Rouse,  David  L. 

2-12-81 

V3-5-86 

M844 

Royer,  William  Y. 

6-3-92 

■w 

Z8-11-94 

1319 

Rucker,  Arthur  A. 

8-4-05 

8-7-05 

8-23-05 

9-6-05 

97 

Rucker,  James  C. 

4-3-52 

4-3-52 

5-1-52 

9-27-52 

Z4-S-73 

1621 

Rucker,  Melvin  B. 

2-3-11 

2-8-11 

2-22-11 

3-1-11 

N3-5-1S 

218 

Rude,  Warren 

10-16-58 

10-16-58 

12-11-58 

4-2-59 

N5-6-65 

1047 

Rundell,  WiUiam  R. 

5-4-00 

1417 

Runyan,  William  A. 

5-3-07 

5-7-07 

6-5-07 

6-21-07 

M601 

Russell,  James 

2-2-83 

V5-4-93 

1745 

Russell,  Jeremiah 

4-4-13 

4-5-13 

5-23-13 

6-13-13 

1071 

Ryall,  James  F. 

5-3-01 

5-10-01 

5-24-01 

7-24-01 

1197 

Ryder,  Gaylord  C. 

8-6-03 

8-26-03 

9-15-03 

9-25-03 

1692 

Salander.   Jewell   S. 

7-5-12 

7-10-12 

8-9-12 

8-28-12 

808 
Ml  629 

Sampson,  James  N. 
Sampson,  James  P. 

11-6-91 

3-3-11 

11-14-91 

12-5-91 

12-19-91 

Nl-5-12 

M525 

Samuel,  David  W. 

9-6-73 

Z9-12-95 

1751 

Samuell,  Egbert  S. 

5-2-13 

5-7-13 

6-4-13 

7-25-13 

508 

Samuel,  William  R. 

6-15-72 

7-11-72 

11-2-72 

11-23-72 

1917 

Sanders,  Alpha  L. 

4-2-15 

4-13-lS 

5-14-15 

6-2-15 

523 

Sanders,  James 

9-6-73 

10-9-73 

11-26-75 

2-4-78 

V3-5-86 

1015 

Sanderson,  Robert  J. 

5-5-99 

5-5-99 

6-16-99 

6-30-99 

Zl-3-12 

789 

Sanner,  John  W. 

2-6-91 

2-13-91 

11-20-91 

12-3-91 

ROSTER  OF  MEMBERS  TO  JUNE  1,  1916 


205 


No.  Name 

450  Santer  Joseph 

565  Saunders,  James  T. 

64  Sawyer,  John 

1537  Sawyer,  John  A. 

2001  Sawyer,  Ray  G. 

M1545  Schalla,  Albert  E.  W. 

1706  Schaub,  Howard  C. 

M550  Schermahorn,   Bennett 

996  Schlem,  John  W. 

1029  Schmugge,  Charles  W. 

1207  Schwartz,  John  H. 

1243  Scott,  Charles  H. 

758  Scott,  George  H. 

Ml  163  Scott,  Owen 

M330  Scott,  Thomas  H. 

'M752  Scovill,  George  W. 

Ml 721  Scribbins,  John  A. 

735  Scruggs,  William  R. 

Ml  193  Scurlock,  Henry  H. 

M780  Sears,  James  H. 

1866  Seeforth,  John  H. 

1764  Seiber,  Ray  O. 

1716  Shade,  Lewis  W. 

M1675  Shafer,  Harry  W. 

376  Shartel,   George  F. 

?37  Shastid,  James  W. 

M1468  Shaw,  Marshall  M.  M. 

2006  Shawhan,  Frederick  E.  B. 

219  Shellabarger,  David  S. 

173  Shellabarger,  John 

919  Shellabarger,  Lucian  C. 

M1512  Shellabarger,  Lucian  C. 

M1475  Shepherd,  William  A. 

240  Sherman,  David  T. 

1467  Shimer,   Edward  H. 

M1445  Shimer,  Elias  H. 

1107  Shoemaker,  Isaac  S. 

1117  Shively,  Emery  O. 

1870  Shockey,  John  F. 

M156  Shockley,  DeWitt  C. 

1797  Shore,  Fred  W. 

100  Shores,   Levi 

Ml 504  Short,  WilHam  T. 


Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

2-20-69 

2-27-69 

4-8-69 

5-3-69 

V7-5-89 

8-18-77 

8-23-77 

10-20-77 

11-30-77 

Nll-13-80 

7-5-49 

7-6-49 

7-12-49 

7-28-49 

Zl-12-94 

7-2-09 

7-14-09 

5-5-16 

5-9-16 

5-26-16 

5-31-16 

10-1-09 

12-6-12 

12-13-12 

1-24-13 

2-5-13 

1-8-76 

V8-30-79 

4-1-98 

4-6-98 

11-24-98 

V6-4-09 

1-5-00 

1-8-00 

1-17-00 

1-22-00 

9-4-03 

9-9-03 

11-13-03 

11-27-03 

5-6-04 

6-15-04 

8-26-04 

10-14-04 

3-7-90 

3-8-90 

11-15-90 

6-25-92 

V6-4-97 

3-6-03 

10-15-64 

V5-30-74 

12-6-89 

ZlO-23-15 

1-3-13 

NlO-14-14 

8-2-89 

8-10-89 

3-7-90 

5-31-90 

Z5-29-09 

7-3-03 

210-24-13 

11-7-90 

10-2-14 

10-7-14 

12-1-14 

12-22-14 

7-4-13 

7-23-13 

11-4-13 

12-10-13 

1-3-13 

1-22-13 

2-6-13 

5-9-13 

NlO-14-14 

3-1-12 

2-24-66 

3-3-66 

5-11-66 

6-5-66 

Z 10-25-72 

3-1-95 

3-16-95 

3-30-95 

4-13-9S 

6-5-08 

4-7-16 

4-14-16 

4-28-16 

5-29-16 

10-16-58 

10-23-58 

12-11-58 

1-15-59 

Zl-2-13 

6-24-56 

4-6-94 

4-7-94 

4-20-94 

5-5-94 

N6-7-07 

3-5-09 

7-3-08 

Z5-11-10 

3-3-60 

4-21-60 

8-25-60 

10-27-60 

Z5-13-13 

6-5-08 

6-12-08 

7-1-08 

7-15-08 

1-3-08 

NlO-14-14 

1-3-02 

1-6-02 

1-29-02 

2-5-02 

4-4-02 

4-5-02 

4-29-02 

5-9-02 

11-6-14 

11-11-14 

12-1-14 

12-11-14 

1-19-56 

Zl-6-11 

12-5-13 

12-26-13 

1-28-14 

2-25-14 

11-20-52 

12-27-52 

1-22-53 

2-23-53 

N12-27-54 

3-5-09 

V6-5-14 

206 


HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


No. 

Name 

Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

183 

Shull,   Richard  W. 

12-27-56 

12-27-56 

2-7-57 

4-25-57 

N2-3-99 

M1457 

Shultz,    Maxwell,    W. 

4-3-08 

ZlO-21-09 

1592 

Sillman,  John  W. 

8-5-10 

8-16-10 

9-21-10 

10-14-10 

603 

Simeral,  James  V. 

9-13-82 

9-30-82 

10-28-82 

11-11-82 

Z2-5-16 

M104 

Simpson,  James 

6-24-53 

N2-12-81 

1856 

Sims,   Irvin  A. 

7-3-14 

7-15-14 

12-8-14 

12-22-14 

68 

Sinclair,  A.  Jackson 

10-27-49 

11-4-49 

12-8-49 

1-5-50 

NlO-7-65 

1937 

Sine,  Albert  E. 

7-2-15 

7-6-15 

8-17-15 

11-22-15 

M660 

Sine,  Jacob 

6-4-86 

V6-2-05 

1376 

Sine,  Walter  K. 

7-6-06 

7-11-06 

8-29-06 

9-21-06 

1767 

Slade,  Joe  L. 

8-1-13 

8-6-13 

2-11-14 

6-3-14 

1342 

Slater,  Ernest  W. 

1-5-06 

3-1-06 

3-3-06 

3-7-06 

1796 

Slay,  Walter  E. 

12-5-13 

12-31-13 

2-27-14 

5-15-14 

1761 

Sly,  Maurice  S. 

6-6-13 

6-11-13 

9-11-15 

9-21-15 

87 

Smallwood,   James   M. 

5-24-51 

5-24-51 

6-5-51 

6-7-51 

Z6-5-52 

1746 

Smeathers,   Benjamin  F. 

4-4-13 

4-11-13 

8-8-13 

12-19-13 

M1013 

Smith,  A.   Frazier 

5-5-99 

Z2-6-11 

M570 

Smith,  Alexander  H. 

8-30-79 

V6-4-97 

M206 

Smith,   Benjamin   M. 

12-26-57 

Vll-12-66 

M1120 

Smith,   Caleb 

4-4-02 

M1262 

Smith,   Charles  C. 

8-5-04 

M1324 

Smith,  Clarence  B. 

8-4-05 

1368 

Smith,   D.    Blaine 

5-4-06 

1138 

Smith,  Fred   E. 

8-1-02 

8-22-02 

10-24-02 

12-9-02 

2007 

Smith,  Howard  P. 

4-7-16 

4-18-16 

1423 

Smith,   Ira   L. 

7-5-07 

7-19-07 

8-14-07 

8-30-07 

666 

Smith,  James  H. 

12-3-86 

5-13-87 

M181 

Smith,  John 

10-11-56 

N9-26-63 

447 

Smith,  John  C. 

1-23-69 

M827 

Smith,  John   E. 

3-4-92 

Z6-19-14 

M271 

Smith,  J.  R. 

9-2-62 

Z3-     -65 

449 

Smith,  John  W. 

2-20-69 

2-27-69 

4-24-69 

4-2-70 

V8-15-84 

1320 

Smith,  John  William 

8-4-05 

8-9-05 

10-25-05 

12-6-05 

1200 

Smith,   Orpheus  W. 

8-7-03 

8-14-03 

10-21-03 

11-4-03 

267 

Smith,  Joseph  P. 

9-1-62 

9-1-62 

9-1-62 

9-2-62 

Z1863 

M284 

Smith,  Theodore  F. 

11-1-62 

V7-9-70 

2016 

Smith,   Willard   B. 

5-5-16 

5-19-16 

8-18-16 

M1757 

Snerly,  Lloyd  W. 

7-4-13 

M79S 

Snider,  Vinton  W. 

5-1-91 

N2-4-98 

M688 

Sorgen,  John   G. 

2-3-88 

N3-6-91 

712 

Sorgen,  Joseph  W. 

1-4-89 

1-21-89 

6-2-13 

1811 

Sorrells,  Jesse  F. 

1-2-14 

2-4-14 

4-15-14 

5-22-14 

831 

Spargur,  James  M.  W. 

4-1-92 

ROSTER  OF  MEMBERS  TO  JUNE  1,  1916 


207 


No. 

Name 

Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

MS49 

Sparks,  Peter  B. 

7-\7-7h 

V9-2-87 

616 

Spaulding,  Louis  F. 

3-2-83 

3-16-83 

4-27-83 

6-22-83 

V5-4-00 

1848 

Spayd,  Harry  I. 

5-1-14 

5-20-14 

1519 

Spayd,  Maurice  B. 

4-2-09 

4-14-09 

4-21-09 

4-23-09 

819 

Spence,  George  L. 

1-1-92 

2-27-92 

5-14-92 

7-16-92 

204 

Sponsler,  James  W. 

12-26-57 

12-26-57 

2-27-58 

4-24-58 

N 10-3-66 

1286 

Springer,  Charles  C. 

1-6-05 

1-11-05 

2-10-05 

2-22-05 

1053 

Springer,  William  T. 

7-6-00 

7-13-00 

8-17-00 

9-14-00 

M1085 

Springer,  Titus  T. 

7-6-01 

V6-5-14 

M862 

Stadler,  George  A. 

12-2-92 

NlO-14-14 

167 

Stafford,  Joseph 

5-16-56 

5-31-56 

29 

Stamper,    William   T. 

1844 

Z4-2-93 

M477 

Stansburry,  Thomas  G. 

5-14-70 

N3-28-74 

1282 

Stanton,  Charles  B. 

12-2-04 

12-9-04 

12-21-04 

1-16-05 

Ml  628 

Staples,  Eugene  C. 

3-3-11 

1077 

Starks.    Henry    I. 

5-3-01 

5-10-01 

5-30-01 

7-2-01 

Nl-7-10 

199 

Starr,  Joseph   G. 

10-3-57 

10-12-57 

11-2-57 

1-2-58 

Z12-24-78 

842 

Stauffer,  John  G. 

6-3-92 

6-10-92 

6-18-92 

6-27-92 

493 

Stearns,  Joseph  T. 

3-23-72 

3-29-72 

11-26-75 

1-5-78 

Z12-1-06 

1273 

Stedman,  Harry   P. 

12-2-04 

2-8-05 

604 

Steel,   George  R. 

9-23-82 

10-7-82 

10-21-82 

11-4-82 

Z5-19-97 

1929 

Steinmeyer,  Samuel  T. 

6-4-15 

6-15-15 

7-9-15 

7-30-15 

277 

Stephens,   B.  F. 

2-24-66 

3-3-66 

1-14-70 

2-26-70 

V2-5-76 

Mill 

Sterrett,   S.   T. 

12-27-53 

Nl-7-60 

268 

Stevens,  Ancil  C. 

9-1-62 

9-1-62 

9-1-62 

9-2-62 

N12-14-72 

775 

Stevens,    Edwin    L. 

9-5-90 

9-6-90 

9-12-90 

9-19-90 

N4-2-97 

1096 

Stevens,  Hala  G. 

11-1-01 

12-4-01 

12-5-01 

12-7-01 

629 

Stevenson,  Frank  L. 

4-4-84 

4-11-84 

5-1-84 

5-17-84 

V6-4-09 

328 

Stevenson,  J.   B. 

8-13-64 

4-8-65 

6-17-65 

N8-25-66 

M1382 

Stevenson,  William  C. 

7-6-06 

Z9-19-09 

1215 

Stewart,  Samuel  O. 

12-4-03 

12-9-03 

6-9-05 

7-26-05 

V6-2-11 

M362 

Stiver,  H.  C. 

6-3-65 

N12-14-72 

1594 

Stone,  Benjamin  F. 

8-5-10 

8-16-10 

8-24-10 

9-1-10 

M1620 

Stone,  John  B. 

2-3-11 

275 

Stoner,  John  H. 

9-9-62 

9-9-62 

9-9-62 

9-9-62 

Vll-12-66 

1719 

Stough,  Charles  E. 

1-3-13 

1-8-13 

2-11-14 

4-17-14 

790 

Stout,  Joseph  L. 

2-6-91 

2-14-91 

3-7-91 

3-28-91 

V6-7-01 

253 

Stout,   Leonard 

10-12-61 

10-12-61 

11-18-61 

12-27-61 

NS-31-79 

1958 

Stout,  Samuel  C. 

11-5-15 

11-10-15 

11-16-15 

11-22-15 

801 

Stout,   Sheridan  K. 

7-3-91 

7-6-91 

7-11-91 

7-18-91 

N 12-6-07 

776 

Strader,  Devot  A. 

9-5-90 

9-5-90 

11-7-90 

3-20-91 

N7-2-09 

1277 

Strain,   Horace   L. 

12-2-04 

12-16-04 

2-28-07 

4-12-07 

N 12-6-07 

208 


HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


No. 

Name 

Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

1391 

Strain,  Lem  M. 

12-7-06 

12-12-06 

12-19-06 

12-21-06 

M769 

Strain,   Thomas   M. 

7-4-90 

1436 

Strausbaugh,  William  L. 

10-4-07 

10-16-07 

4-2-08 

4-14-08 

M900 

Stringer,  William  B. 

1-5-94 

Z6-4-09 

169 

Stroh,  Henry 

5-16-56 

7-2-56 

8-9-56 

12-6-56 

Zll-16-65 

305 

Strohm,  David 

12-26-63 

1-23-64 

350 

Strong,    Joseph    J. 

4-8-65 

4-11-65 

5-25-65 

9-6-65 

? 

938 

Strope,  John  E. 

3-1-95 

3-9-95 

3-29-95 

4-6-95 

1827 

Stuart,   Everett  W. 

2-6-14 

2-20-14 

4-15-14 

5-8-14 

1113 

Stumpf,  James  E. 

3-7-02 

3-17-02 

4-18-02 

5-9-02 

NlO-14-14 

138 

Stumpf,    John 

6-23-55 

6-23-55 

7-28-55 

11-24-55 

? 

773 

Sturm,   Emil 

12-1-93 

18-8-93 

12-28-93 

1-12-94 

1080 

Sumerfield,  Joseph  C. 

6-7-01 

6-12-01 

7-9-01 

7-19-01 

M617 

Sutton,   Alexander  H. 

4-6-83 

Z1900 

1522 

Sutton,  George  S. 

6-4-09 

6-14-09 

6-18-09 

6-30-09 

792 

Swartz,  Harry  J. 

2-6-91 

3-13-96 

4-17-96 

6-27-96 

445 

Swearinger,  John  A. 

11-28-68 

12-5-68 

1-9-69 

2-3-69 

1846 

Switzer,   Frank  O. 

6-5-14 

6-9-14 

7-1-14 

8-26-14 

708 

Swygart,  John  A. 

12-7-88 

1-5-89 

2-20-89 

3-23-89 

Nl-S-06 

M1171 

Tait,  Daniel  W. 

4-3-03 

NlO-14-14 

180 

Tanner,   Elias 

9-13-56 

10-11-56 

5-9-57 

5-22-58 

Zl-30-66 

M942 

Taylor,  Andrew  M. 

5-3-95 

N12-7-00 

1448 

Taylor,   Benjamin  F. 

3-6-08 

3-11-08 

6-17-08 

8-19-08 

MS77 

Taylor,   Benjamin  Z. 

11-13-80 

Z4- 12-04 

78 

Taylor,  James   F. 

7-20-50 

7-20-50 

8-17-50 

9-21-50 

N3-     -58 

857 

Taylor,  James  Frederick 

11-4-92 

11-11-92 

9-28-95 

10-5-95 

146 

Taylor,  James   Y. 

10-20-55 

10-27-55 

1-30-56 

2-16-56 

? 

85 

Taylor,  John  S. 

4-12-51 

4-12-51 

5-24-51 

6-5-51 

N3-19-53 

M147 

Taylor,  John  S. 

10-20-55 

Zl-14-63 

320 

Taylor,  Robert 

5-21-64 

8-13-64 

251 

Taylor  Walter  J. 

9-10-59 

9-10-59 

10-13-59 

11-12-59 

Z6-27-10 

M75 

Taylor,  William  B. 

5-25-50 

Nll-12-53 

619 

Templeton,  James  D. 

5-4-83 

S-S-83 

5-26-83 

6-2-83 

Z12-5-09 

766 

Templeton,  Ralph 

6-6-90 

6-21-90 

7-11-90 

7-19-90 

V6-5-14 

1365 

Tenny,  Harry  O. 

4-6-06 

4-20-06 

5-2-06 

5-23-06 

M817 

Thayer,  James  L. 

12-4-91 

N5-2-02 

1931 

Thayer,  Stanley  S. 

6-4-15 

6-15-15 

6-22-15 

7-1-15 

1309 

Thomas,  Charles  F. 

6-2-05 

7-19-05 

8-18-05 

10-31-05 

M778 

Thomas,  James 

10-3-90 

VS-4-00 

557 

Thomas,  Martin  V. 

4-8-76 

4-17-76 

5-26-76 

7-17-76 

V8-15-84 

294 

Thompson,  Andrew  J. 

6-24-63 

8-15-63 

1-27-64 

3-23-64 

V6-6-90 

1808 

Thompson,  Dale  D. 

12-5-13 

12-26-13 

2-11-14 

4-24-14 

301 

Thompson,  George  W. 

10-24-63 

1-23-64 

1-27-64 

1-28-64 

Nll-18-66 

ROSTER  OF  MExMBERS  TO  JUNE  1,  1916 


209 


No. 

Name 

Elected 

I  nit. 

Passed 

Raised 

M1008 

Thompson,  John  A. 

3-3-99 

N6-5-08 

1385 

Thompson,  Milton  W. 

7-6-06 

7-11-06 

7-25-06 

8-9-06 

1642 

Thompson,  Roy 

5-5-11 

5-17-11 

7-5-11 

8-2-11 

73 

Thmopson,  Samuel  K. 

4-20-SO 

4-27-50 

5-11-50 

8-3-50 

Z3-4-68 

M537 

Thompson,  W.  H.  A. 

4-25-74 

Nl-27-77 

1447 

Thompson,  William  A. 

3-6-08 

3-11-08 

3-27-08 

4-1-08 

1298 

Thomson,  Edward  W. 

4-7-05 

4-18-05 

5-2-05 

5-17-05 

M1401 

Thorpe,  Samuel  L. 

3-1-07 

M1210 

Threlkeld,  James  G. 

9-4-03 

X4-9-15 

715 

Throckmorton,  John  W. 

3-1-89 

1881 

Tillman,  Archie  D. 

12-4-14 

12-9-14 

1-15-15 

2-17-15 

12 

Tinbrook,  John  P. 

9-11-41 

9-11-41 

1-22-42 

1-22-42 

N9-26-44 

M1048 

Tobey,  Robert  E. 

6-1-00 

N8-4-H 

1244 

Tohill,   Jona   E. 

5-6-04 

6-15-04 

9-9-04 

10-1-04 

1416 

Tomlinson,  Isaac  N. 

5-3-07 

5-15-07 

5-22-07 

6-28-07 

NlO-14-14 

1596 

Tooker,  Mark  Loos 

10-7-10 

1-3-11 

2-10-11 

3-10-11 

807 

Torrey,  Charles  E. 

11-6-91 

12-24-91 

3-11-92 

6-17-92 

Z5-23-94 

1285 

Torrey,  Joseph  P. 

1-6-05 

1-9-05 

1-18-05 

2-1-05 

Nl-3-13 

M872 

Towne,  Charles.  A. 

3-3-93 

N2-1-07 

M983 

Towne,  George  F. 

6-4-97 

N6-2-0S 

M23 

Traughber,  Daniel 

4-23-42 

N1872 

269 

Traughber,  Robert  S. 

9-1-62 

9-1-62 

9-1-62 

9-2-62 

Z2-8-63 

M176 

Travis,  James 

7-14-56 

Nll-13-75 

273 

Travis,  James  D.  C. 

9-9-62 

9-9-62 

9-9-62 

9-9-62 

V5-30-74 

114 

Travis,  Presley  A. 

2-11-54 

2-13-54 

3-25-54 

6-17-54 

N8-1-S7 

M387 

Travis,  Rubin  W. 

6-23-66 

V6-11-72 

276 

Travis  Samuel  H. 

9-9-62 

9-9-62 

9-9-62 

9-9-62 

Zl-S-63 

274 

Travis,  Ulysses  D. 

9-9-62 

9-9-62 

9-9-62 

9-9-62 

Z4-27-63 

1184 

Tripp,  Andrew  Jackson 

7-3-03 

7-22-03 

9-15-03 

10-9-03 

1789 

Trisch,   Roy  W. 

12-5-13 

12-18-13 

5-6-14 

5-29-14 

1518 

Trott,  Matthew  W. 

3-5-09 

3-12-09 

5-5-09 

5-21-09 

M381 

Trowbridge,  John  D. 

3-24-66 

V3-5-86 

76 

Trowbridge,  Silas  T. 

5-25-50 

5-25-50 

5-31-50 

6-24-50 

N2-3-84 

315 

Troxell,   David 

3-23-64 

3-23-64 

12-22-64 

3-19-66 

V6-12-75 

825 

Troy,   Ernest  L. 

2-5-92 

2-27-92 

3-12-92 

4-2-92 

N5-3-07 

166 

Trull,  James  B. 

5-16-56 

5-29-56 

6-28-56 

8-2-56 

X3-31-60 

1271 

TuUis,   Clifford   E. 

11-4-04 

11-23-04 

2-24-05 

3-27-05 

M130 

Tully,  Wingate  J. 

12-27-54 

N 

93 

Turner,  James  R. 

7-12-51 

8-23-51 

1-3-52 

1-31-52 

V5-10-62 

251 

Turpin,  Beecham 

7-20-61 

7-20-61 

8-27-62 

8-28-62 

N 10-7-65 

108 

Tuttle,  Charles  A. 

10-1-53 

10-1-53 

11-12-53 

11-26-53 

Z3-2-89 

1026 

Tuttle,  Fred  A. 

11-3-99 

11-4-99 

11-18-99 

12-2-99 

213 

Tuttle,  George  L. 

7-24-58 

7-24-58 

Z4-6-62 

2IO 


HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


No. 

Name 

Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

M796 

Twadell,   Charles   N. 

5-1-91 

V6-4-97 

1392 

Uhler,  Clarence  E. 

12-7-06 

2-6-07 

1-15-15 

1-22-lS 

M590 

Vail,  Edward  P. 

7-29-82 

N2-2-06 

584 

Vail,  William  E. 

10-1-81 

10-8-81 

12-10-81 

2-13-82 

V5-5-93 

453 

Vance,  John  S. 

3-27-69 

4-3-69 

11-24-69 

1-1-70 

V5-6-76 

458 

Vance,  Nathan  L. 

11-13-69 

11-24-69 

1-4-70 

1-28-70 

V8-15-84 

1733 

Van  Cleve,  Arthur  T. 

4-4-13 

4-29-13 

2-11-14 

3-5-14 

M1019 

Van  Deventer,  Clarence  J 

6-2-99 

M1240 

Vandine,  Herman  M. 

4-1-04 

M630 

Van  Etten,  Frank  H. 

6-6-84 

278 

Varney,  S.  H. 

9-9-62 

9-14-62 

9-14-62 

9-14-62 

V5-30-74 

1786 

Vasconcellos,  Abraham  M. 

11-7-13 

12-13-13 

2-27-14 

4-24-14 

882 

Vass,  John 

5-5-93 

5-13-93 

12-2-93 

6-23-94 

N2-3-99 

787 

Vaughn,  Martin  L. 

2-6-91 

5-16-91 

1499 

Veirs,   Dean  M. 

12-4-08 

12-9-08 

3-24-09 

12-7-10 

1372 

Venters,    Roscoe    E* 

5-4-06 

5-9-06 

5-16-06 

5-25-06 

1090 

Venters,  Ross  C. 

10-4-01 

10-11-01 

10-18-01 

10-26-01 

M609 

Vest,  Toliver  P. 

11-18-82 

V5-4-00 

768 

Vette.  Victor  C. 

6-6-90 

6-14-90 

3-13-91 

4-1-91 

Nl-5-00 

1441 

Viall,   Ethan 

1-3-08 

1-8-08 

1-24-08 

2-14-08 

618 

Vigdor,  Asher  H. 

4-6-83 

4-18-83 

5-11-83 

6-2-83 

N2-7-96 

1415 

Voiles,  William  H, 

5-3-07 

5-8-07 

5-13-07 

6-19-07 

N3-5-09 

M285 

Wade,  John 

2-28-63 

Vll-17-66 

1902 

Waggoner,  James  D. 

3-5-15 

3-12-15 

4-23-15 

5-25-15 

1356 

Wait,  Clarence  A. 

3-2-06 

3-9-06 

M1643 

Walden,  Jacob  L. 

5-5-11 

1663 

Walker,   Edgar   M. 

1-8-12 

1-15-12 

1-31-12 

2-16-12 

N4-7-16 

1664 

Walker,  Frank  E. 

1-8-12 

1-15-12 

1-31-12 

2-15-12 

645 

Walker,  Isaac  D. 

5-7-86 

5-8-86 

5-21-86 

6-18-86 

Z3-6-97 

653 

Walker,  John  C. 

6-4-86 

6-9-86 

6-9-93 

8-5-93 

1258 

Walker,  John  H. 

8-5-04 

8-11-04 

8-26-04 

9-6-04 

N3-2-06 

M887 

Walker,  Joseph  C. 

6-2-93 

M936 

Walker,   Smith  E. 

1-4-95 

NlO-14-14 

M485 

Wallace,  Andrew  J. 

7-9-70 

Nl  1-6-91 

262 

Wallace,  James  M. 

8-27-62 

8-27-62 

8-27-62 

8-28-62 

V6-11-72 

1250 

Wallace,  John  F. 

6-3-04 

6-8-04 

7-22-04 

8-12-04 

1087 

Wallace,  Loral  O. 

9-6-01 

9-7-01 

9-20-01 

10-4-01 

1667 

Wallace,  Montford  B. 

2-2-12 

2-7-12 

3-18-12 

4-24-12 

1470 

Wallins,  Isador  A. 

7-3-08 

7-10-08 

7-21-08 

7-29-08 

M672 

Walmsley,  Winfield  Z. 

6-3-87 

V6-7-01 

M1012 

Walter,  Fred  J. 

4-7-99 

1068 

Walters.   Clement  C. 

3-1-01 

4-26-01 

9-18-01 

9-27-01 

1771 

Walton,  James  R. 

9-5-13 

9-10-13 

10-24-13 

11-19-13 

Z8-31-15 

ROSTER  OF  MEMBERS  TO  JUNE  1,  1916 


211 


No. 

Name 

1793 

Walton,  William  A. 

Ml  108 

Ward,  Henry  F. 

1750 

Ward,  Ralph  C. 

M1054 

Warden,    Charles    H. 

M738 

Warfield,  Charles  T. 

41 

Warner,  John 

1736 

Warren,  Frederic  F. 

Ml  88 

Warren,  James  M. 

302 

Warren,  John  K. 

Ml  194 

Warren,  Milton  G. 

665 

Watkins,  Francis  M. 

2004 

Watkins,  Harry  A. 

M894 

Waterland,  Henry 

1293 

Watkins,  James  W. 

1645 

Watt,  Wilbur  G. 

1307 

Watts,   Silas 

357 

Watts,   Thomas 

M389 

Watts,  Thomas 

Waughby,   Robert  S. 

1216 

Wayne,  Eugene  L. 

M614 

Wayne,  William  J. 

1900 

Weaver,   Frank  S. 

177 

Webb,  Aden  B. 

2d  3d  868     Webb,    Charles    A. 

1248 

Webb,   Arthur    E. 

M573 

Webber,  Albert  G. 

727 

Weeks,  Mathew 

574 

Weems,  Elwood  W. 

M799 

Weems,  Thomas  D. 

Ml  568 

Weilepp,  Carl  N. 

M1514 

Weilepp,  Francis  S. 

1815 

Weldon,   Harry  H. 

1276 

Wells.    William    J. 

M519 

Wentworth,    Benning 

M558 

Werner,  Alfred  M. 

1956 

Werning,  Claude  F. 

39 

West,   Nathan   P. 

1972 

Wheal,  Herbert  S. 

MI558 

Wheat,  Lawrence  C. 

1272 

Wheeler,   Amos 

1428 

Wheeler,    Charles    E. 

1103 

Wheeler,    Harry    M. 

M596 

Wheeler,  James  D. 

Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

12-5-13 

12-31-13 

9-30-14 

11-13-14 

1-3-02 

4-4-13 

4-18-13 

5-28-13 

6-20-13 

7-6-00 

NlO-3-02 

9-6-89 

Z6-11-04 

11-20-47 

11-20-47 

8-12-48 

12-27-48 

NlO-8-50 

3-7-13 

3-14-13 

10-10-13 

12-3-13 

2-7-57 

N12-3-70 

10-24-63 

10-24-63 

12-19-63 

7-13-65 

Zl  1-18-94 

7-3-03 

Zl-26-11 

12-3-86 

1-8-87 

2-12-87 

3-5-87 

Z       1913 

4-7-16 

4-18-16 

9-1-93 

Zll-18-00 

3-3-05 

3-10-05 

4-1-05 

4-14-OS 

6-2-11 

6-14-11 

9-6-11 

10-25-11 

5-5-05 

5-10-05 

5-31-05 

6-21-OS 

6-10-65 

7-8-65 

7-13-65 

N7-17-65 

7-21-66 

Z8-     -97 

1860 

Z       1863 

12-4-03 

2-13-04 

2-17-04 

2-19-04 

1-11-83 

3-S-lS 

3-17-15 

4-20-15 

5-21-15 

7-14-56 

7-14-56 

8-9-56 

9-20-56 

N7-2-60 

1-5-94 

1-27-94 

3-9-94 

V6-5-03 

7-1-04 

7-28-04 

6-25-09 

3-22-10 

N8-4-11 

9-18-80 

5-3-89 

5-11-89 

5-25-89 

6-8-89 

N8-4-05 

11-13-80 

12-20-80 

08-6-81 

7-3-91 

N8-6-03 

3-4-10 

3-5-09 

3-6-14 

4-22-14 

8-14-14 

9-9-14 

12-2-04 

12-14-04 

2-10-05 

2-22-05 

V6-2-16 

11-1-73 

V8-30-79 

8-5-76 

Z6-10-00 

11-5-15 

11-8-15 

11-23-15 

11-30-15 

12-27-46 

12-28-46 

1-30-47 

3-27-47 

p 

12-3-15 

12-6-15 

12-14-15 

12-21-15 

2-4-10 

12-2-04 

12-7-04 

1-18-05 

1-20-05 

8-2-07 

8-9-07 

3-13-08 

4-1-08 

Z3-3-11 

12-6-01 

12-11-01 

4-21-05 

9-15-05 

8-26-82 

VS-5-93 

212 


HISTORY  OF  MACON  LODGE  NO.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


No. 

Name 

Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

135 

Wheeler,   William   E. 

4-2-55 

4-28-5S 

5-26-55 

6-30-55 

Z3-30-74 

223 

White,    Eleazer 

1-15-59 

1-17-59 

2-12-59 

3-3-60 

NlO-2-60 

1904 

White,  Horace  C. 

3-5-15 

4-7-15 

12-14-15 

12-21-15 

260 

White,   Thomas 

8-26-62. 

8-27-62 

8-27-62 

8-28-62 

Z5-26-64 

83 

Whitehouse,  Stephen  M. 

4-12-51 

4-12-51 

5-24-51 

5-31-51 

V5-30-74 

700 

Whitehurst,    Meredith   H. 

10-5-88 

10-6-88 

10-19-88 

10-27-88 

Z1-30-00 

M1112 

Whitlatch,  John 

4-4-02 

Z4-2S-16 

1249 

Whitney,   George  V. 

6-3-04 

6-21-04 

8-9-04 

10-19-04 

MS44 

Whitsit,    Charles   W. 

4-17-75 

29-28-84 

M461 

Wicks,  Frank 

1-15-70 

Nll-1-73 

M1073 

Wicks,  John  F. 

4-7-01 

1614 

Widick,  Clarence  R. 

1-6-11 

1-11-11 

1-20-11 

2-15-11 

1412 

Wierman,   Elza  V. 

5-3-07 

5-7-07 

5-22-07 

6-28-07 

1927 

WikoflF,  Forrest  G. 

5-7-15 

5-18-15 

5-28-15 

6-11-15 

3d  928 

Wilcox,  Fernandah  H. 

10-5-94 

1-11-95 

1569 

Wilcox,   John   T. 

4-1-10 

4-6-10 

5-4-10 

5-13-10 

1294 

Wiley,    Charles    A. 

3-3-05 

3-8-05 

6-23-05 

8-2-05 

1300 

Wiley,  William  H. 

4-7-05 

4-10-05 

5-2-05 

5-19-07 

M729 

Wilkin,  Hubert  H. 

6-7-89 

N7-4-13 

1637 

Wilkins,  James  M. 

4-7-11 

4-12-11 

4-26-11 

5-12-11 

767 

Wilkins,   Edward  J. 

6-6-90 

6-7-90 

8-9-90 

9-27-90 

NlO-14-14 

M824 

Willard,  James  M. 

2-5-92 

14 

Williams,  Andrew  S. 

9-13-41 

9-13-41 

10-18-41 

10-18-41 

N9-22-47 

1264 

Williams,  Augustus  H. 

9-2-04 

9-9-04 

1938 

Williams,  Carlyle  L. 

8-6-15 

8-13-15 

8-24-15 

9-17-lS 

939 

Williams,  Douglas  S. 

3-1-95 

3-16-95 

3-29-95 

4-13-95 

1647 

Williams,  Jacob  B. 

7-7-11 

7-14-11 

1-2-13 

7-11-13 

1327 

Williams,  John  A. 

9-1-05 

9-19-05 

3-23-06 

4-13-06 

M391 

Williams,  Nelson 

9-22-66 

Z12-19-76 

M1316 

Williams  Robert  T. 

7-7-05 

1682 

Willis,  Charles  R. 

4-5-12 

4-12-12 

5-10-12 

5-15-12 

641 

Wills,   Edgar  F.   P. 

12-4-85 

1-2-86 

1-16-86 

1-30-86 

1611 

Wills,  Phillip  E,  M, 

1-6-11 

1-11-11 

1-25-11 

2-10-11 

M1485 

Wilson,  George 

9-4-08 

M1508 

Wilson,  Harry  B. 

3-5-09 

Nl-2-14 

M183S 

Wilson,  James  U. 

3-6-14 

M1014 

Wilson,  Montgomery 

5-S-99 

M974 

Wilson,   Thomas   G. 

3-5-97 

1206 

Wilson,  Thomas  P. 

9-4-03 

10-14-03 

10-21-03 

10-23-03 

N2-3-05 

497 

Wilson,  William  H. 

7-1-71 

N4-1-82 

656 

Wingate,  George  A. 

6-4-86 

6-11-86 

7-17-86 

8-14-86 

96 

Wingate,  Thomas  H. 

4-3-52 

4-3-52 

4-17-52 

S-1-S2 

Zll-5-90 

M386 

Winholtz,  William  E. 

S-26-66 

N5-S-93 

ROSTER  OF  MEMBERS  TO  JUNE  1,   1916 


213 


No. 

Name 

Elected 

Init. 

Passed 

Raised 

1652 

Winings,  James  W, 

11-3-11 

11-8-11 

12-13-11 

12-22-11 

M142 

Wolf,  Andrew  J. 

9-22-55 

N11-5-S9 

777 

Wood.  Adoniram  J. 

9-5-90 

9-13-90 

10-3-90 

10-11-90 

895 

Wood,  Augustus  M. 

10-6-93 

11-4-93 

1464 

Wood,  Edward  P. 

6-5-08 

6-10-08 

7-2-08 

7-22-08 

922 

Wood,  Fernando  H. 

5-4-94 

686 

Wood.  Fraak  W. 

1-6-88 

1-14-88 

1-20-88 

3-10-88 

M1420 

Wood,  George  N. 

6-7-07 

823 

Wood,   Howard  M. 

1-1-92 

1-8-92 

1-23-92 

2-6-92 

M1242 

Wood,  William  M. 

4-1-04 

NlO-14-14 

1724 

Woodward,  Clayton  E. 

2-7-13 

3-5-13 

4-9-13 

12-12-13 

1266 

Worsham,   Orville  C. 

10-7-04 

10-11-04 

11-11-04 

11-25-04 

971 

Woulfe.  Frank  J. 

3-5-97 

3-19-97 

2-16-00 

3-10-00 

M1336 

Wozencraft,    John    G. 

11-3-05 

N2-2-12 

1134 

Wree.  William  T. 

8-1-02 

8-13-02 

2-20-03 

3-20-03 

1648 

Wright,   William  H. 

9-1-11 

9-15-11 

11-15-11 

11-22-11 

M290 

Wysong,  Aaron  D. 

S-30-63 

N5-6-65 

1166 

Yohe,  Jesse  E. 

4-3-03 

4-8-03 

5-4-03 

5-8-03 

1357 

Young,  Ray  Herbert 

4-6-06 

4-11-06 

9-26-06 

10-15-10 

M196 

Young,  Robert  J. 

7-4-57 

N4-3-85 

M496 

Zarley,  B.  Z. 

7-29-71 

Z8-15-71 

1069 

Zeigler,  Ferdinand  T. 

2-1-01 

2-22-01 

7-16-01 

7-26-01 

V6-2-0S 

1303 

Zeigler.  Harry  B. 

4-7-05 

4-12-05 

4-21-05 

5-3-05 

217 

Zimmerman,  Wilson  N. 

9-18-58 

9-20-58 

10-23-58 

1-17-59 

NlO-15-64 

682 

Zink.  Robert 

11-4-87 

11-8-87 

1-13-88 

1-28-88 

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